Smallpox

Few cases of vaccinia transfer reported

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 10th, 2004

Except rarely and after very close contact with a smallpox vaccine, the virus in smallpox vaccine does not spread to others, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Spread of the virus in smallpox vaccine was a rare event in the Defense Department's smallpox vaccination program. Thanks to the use of detailed education and good infection-control procedures, only 30 cases of contact transfer occurred after 560,000 smallpox vaccinations.

Most of the 30 were spouses or adult intimate contacts. No cases arose in the workplace or in hospitals, found the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report study.

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