The smallpox vaccine was popular years back, it was a vaccine given to children to protect them against smallpox. My mom has the round scar from the shot, I have it too. Do people still get the shot these days? Or it’s being replaced with something else?
Do people still receive this smallpox vaccine that leaves a round scar at the spot where it was shot?
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It is no longer the in existence for use by the population. However, the smallpox virus only exists in samples in research laboratories. The vaccine is used to protect certain people, like those who work with the virus. The United States also has a supply of smallpox vaccine available in case of an outbreak.
The smallpox vaccine is no longer available to the public. United States ended the smallpox vaccination and the WHO declared Smallpox eliminated. Because of this, the public doesn’t need protection from the disease.