Access
This article is part of Nature's premium content.
Published online 10 July 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020708-5
News
Bioterror policy questioned
Model hints U.S. smallpox defence policy may be flawed.
A new study claims that the current US strategy for containing a deliberate release of smallpox could lead to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths1.
The policy - to trace, vaccinate and quarantine all those infected and exposed - would be too little and take too long to protect a large metropolitan area such as New York.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Comments
Reader comments are usually moderated after posting. If you find something offensive or inappropriate, you can speed this process by clicking 'Report this comment' (or, if that doesn't work for you, email webadmin@nature.com). For more controversial topics, we reserve the right to moderate before comments are published.
There are currently no comments.
