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Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:00:00
On March 25,2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
announced the precautionary step of adding a temporary medical deferral
to the smallpox vaccination program for persons who have been diagnosed
with heart disease. CDC is investigating whether there is any
association between smallpox vaccination and reports of heart problems
in seven (7) health care workers who have been vaccinated.
Currently, the CDC has received several reports of heart-related
problems among the 25,645 people who have been vaccinated in the
civilian program. The seven cases prompting this alert include three
cases of myocardial infarction, one of which resulted in death; two
cases of angina; and two cases of myopericarditis. In each case the
individual's medical history, including risk factors for heart disease,
is being reviewed and analyzed to determine the relationship to the
events post vaccination.
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