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Reviewing two historical smallpox outbreaks, researchers in the United Kingdom say it may be possible to contain transmission of the virus without resorting to mass pre-event immunization. Indeed, unless there is a smallpox outbreak, the individual risks of pre-event smallpox vaccination may outweigh the potential benefits.

History shows smallpox could be contained