Connecticut Union Recommends Nurses Refuse Today's Smallpox Shots
More than a dozen Connecticut doctors are lined up today to be the first of about 500,000 health-care workers in the nation to receive smallpox vaccinations under a newly launched bioterrorism plan.

Florida Smallpox Plan Delayed a Month
The statewide launch of smallpox vaccinations for thousands of healthcare workers has been delayed until next month, according to Florida health officials.

Kansas: Data on International Students Downloaded in KU Hacking Crime
The FBI is investigating an attack on a University of Kansas computer system that agents are calling the most serious and potentially dangerous hacking crime in the Midwest

Kansas Health Workers Prepare for Smallpox Vaccine
Kansas is preparing for its first round of smallpox vaccinations next month, but not all health care workers and hospitals will be participating.

Kentucky: Vaccine Recipients Might Get Workers' Comp
Kentucky health-care workers who are vaccinated against smallpox in the coming weeks will likely be eligible for workers' compensation benefits if they suffer serious side effects, the state has concluded.

Massachusetts: Bay State Nurses Group Backs Off Pox-Shot Plan
The Massachusetts Nurses Association has joined the growing chorus of critics of the federal-state smallpox immunization plan.

Minnesota Health Workers Weigh Risk vs. Duty
Like hundreds of thousands of health care workers nationwide, Minnesota health care workers are weighing the risks of what experts says is the most dangerous vaccine of all against a historic appeal for them to help defend the country in the event of a smallpox outbreak from a bioterror attack.

Mississippi: Smallpox Vaccine on Its Way
Health departments in Mississippi and other southern states will soon receive thousands of doses of the smallpox vaccine, and public health workers are making final preparations and advising potential volunteers before beginning inoculation programs.

New Hampshire Health Workers Prepare for Smallpox Shots
In less than 10 days, New Hampshire will inoculate the first health care workers with the smallpox vaccine to prepare for possible bioterrorism attacks. While state officials feel confident about the plan, many questions remain.

New York Counties Say They're Not Ready for Smallpox Shots
County health officials across New York state say they need more time, money, and education before smallpox shots can be given to health care workers who volunteer to become part of bioterrorism emergency response teams.

Pennsylvania: State Nixes Paying Somerset For 9/11 Cleanup
The state rejected Somerset County's requests for reimbursements relating to the cleanup of Flight 93, which crashed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Vermont: Health Workers Face Smallpox Vaccine Option
Vermont is one of the first states in the country to launch Phase One of the National Smallpox Vaccination Program. The first four Vermont volunteers are expected to be state public health nurses who will be vaccinated as early as next week and then vaccinate other volunteers.