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February 21, 2003
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Poland Buys More Than One Million Smallpox Vaccines"
Agence France Presse (www.afp.com/english/home) (02/19/03)
Poland Prime Minister Leszek Miller is preparing the country for a potential bioterrorism by purchasing more than 1 million doses of the smallpox vaccine and training 700 doctors. Polish officials noted that although they are preparing for a possible attack, the country is not currently in direct danger.
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