I remember the first time I read the words of the Frenchman Charles Arthaud: “Inoculation, which will surely surprise you, is known and practiced amongst the Negres in some parts of Africa.” By the ...

Smallpox vaccinations are getting off to a slow start. A few doctors have received shots. Some ``first responders'' are getting them. However, many who are supposed to get the shots, such as hospital ...

WASHINGTON - Three-fifths of Americans say they would want a smallpox vaccination if it were widely available, according to an Associated Press poll that suggests continued nervousness about ...