U.S. Preparing for Smallpox, Bio Attack

November 14, 2005 by Homeland Security NTARC News
Filed under Homeland Security News

The U.S. is preparing for a potential bioterrorism attack using the deadly smallpox virus %u2013 federal grants are funding efforts to produce a new, safer vaccine.

The terrorist and anthrax attacks of late 2001 raised concerns about the smallpox virus. Anthrax does not spread from person to person, while smallpox does, and a bioterrorism attack with smallpox could kill millions.

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