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Smallpox Vaccinations Get Under Way in Connecticut

NPR | By Richard Knox
Published January 23, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

Health care workers in Connecticut are set to be the first U.S. civilians to receive smallpox vaccinations. It's the first step in a new federal program aimed at protecting Americans against a biological attack. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

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