BIOTERRORISM:
Smallpox Vaccinations: How Much Protection Remains?
Jon Cohen
Immunity from smallpox vaccination is widely assumed to decline rapidly, and those vaccinated 30 or more years ago are now
unprotected. But a handful of researchers who have examined the scientific literature, including century-old studies as
well as state-of-the-art explorations of immunologic memory, believe protection may be far more durable.