The issue regarding whether or not Americans should get the smallpox vaccine has been quite controversial recently with the prospect of a bio-terrorist attack. Although a threat of this nature might be possible in the future, I feel the medical risks that accompany getting the vaccination outweigh a possible threat of an outbreak. Therefore, I don’t feel it as a priority to receive vaccination based on several medical studies surrounding the vaccination. Back in 1980, …showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…population would not be prudent since it would inevitably cause needless deaths and side effects according to CDC statistics and would also be quite an expense. As a result, I wouldn’t feel a need to vaccinate myself against a disease, which is not an immediate threat to our population and also possesses it’s own risks. However I would not hesitate in getting it immediately in the event of an outbreak in the future.