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Posted February 14

Should Thyroid Patients Get a Smallpox Vaccination? - Smallpox Information Center, at the Thyroid Newsroom - 1/31/03

State's effort fizzles on smallpox shots - Most hospital workers say no to vaccine - www.nj.com  - 1/31/03

State vaccinations for smallpox begin - www.accessatlanta.com - 1/31/03

Assessing the Smallpox Threat - Ivanhoe - 1/31/03

Despite dropouts, first day of state smallpox shots go ahead - www.accessnorthga.com - 1/31/03

Health Workers Have a Duty to Get Smallpox Shots - Hartford Courant via www.uchc.edu - 1/31/03

Vermont Nurses Volunteer for Vaccination - http://allnurses.com - 1/31/03

Pseudo-Science and the Media: Problems and Lessons - www.cato.org - 1/31/03

Posted February 12

How Contagious Is Vaccinia? - journal article - NEJM - 1/30/03

Health Care Leaders Voice Doubts on Smallpox Inoculations - The New York Times - 1/30/03

Experts Ask Senate for Help with Smallpox Shots - Reuters via Yahoo! - 1/30/03

Smallpox vaccine rollout questioned - Reuters via CNN - 1/30/03

Posted February 10

Smallpox Shots Don't Include Safety Needles - HealthScout - 1/29/03

Health care workers train for smallpox vaccines - MSNBC - 1/29/03

Workers' Comp May Cover Smallpox Injuries in Some States - Reuters Health via Medscape - 1/29/03

3 Allege Reprisals Over Smallpox Shots - Three Civilians in Merchant Marine Say They Were Fired for Refusing Smallpox and Anthrax Shots - AP via ABC News - 1/28/03

He lived to tell about smallpox - www.nj.com - 1/28/03

Posted February 9

Minimum Smallpox Vaccination Is Best Strategy For Now, Experts Say - www.sciencedaily.com - 1/27/03

Needle Fight Ails Bush's Smallpox Plan - www.newsmax.com - 1/27/03

Smallpox shot being debated - www.azcentral.com - 1/27/03

Posted February 7

CA Nurses Oppose Smallpox Vaccination - www.kron.com - 1/26/03

HHS Secretary Authorizes Smallpox Vaccination Program - HHS Press Release - 1/26/03

Smallpox vaccine questions abound - Shots to be given next month; safety an issue for those getting them - The Independent, UK - 1/26/03

Health care workers balk at smallpox vaccination - Risks of shot pose a problem in state - www.nj.com - 1/25/03

Smallpox vaccine virus' curious relationship to syphilis - www.proliberty.com - 1/25/03

Smallpox Inoculations Begin With 4 Connecticut Doctors - The New York Times - 1/25/03

US seeks child vaccine stockpile - www.4women.gov - 1/25/03

MEHPA: The Bureaucratic Monster That Still Lives - www.freecongress.org - 1/24/03

National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) Smallpox Vaccination Survey Findings - www.ana.org - 1/24/03

Only Four Doctors Turn Out in Connecticut for Nation's First Smallpox Vaccinations - AP via ABC News - 1/24/03

State delays smallpox vaccines - Health officials have questions about mass inoculations; hospitals look at safety issues - www.timesunion.com - 1/24/03

Critics Concerned About Smallpox Vaccine Policy - www.komotv.com - 1/24/03

Volunteers Brace For Needle As Smallpox Vaccinations Begin - local ABC - 1/24/03

Posted February 4

Government begins shipping smallpox vaccine - CNN - 1/23/03

Health professionals challenge US smallpox vaccination plan - BMJ - 1/23/03

Go Slow With Smallpox Shots, Panel Says - Science Magazine - 1/23/03

Smallpox vaccine plan starts Tuesday, despite concerns - Some health workers may opt out over risks, compensation issues - www.sfgate.com - 1/23/03

Calibrating the Smallpox Vaccinations - The New York Times - 1/23/03

Some Atlanta hospitals pass on smallpox vaccine - AP via www.onlineathens.com - 1/23/03

Slim turnout for first smallpox shots - MSNBC - 1/23/03

Health secretary: smallpox vaccination to start next month - www.news-journalonline.com  - 1/23/03

To get shot or not - Smallpox vaccine has health-care workers struggling with complex personal choices - AP via www.myinky.com - 1/23/03

CDC Begins Shipping Smallpox Vaccine to the States - CDC - 1/23/03

American Nurses Association Asks President To Delay Smallpox Vaccination Plans - www.nursingworld.org - 1/22/03

U.S. Starts Smallpox Vaccine Shipment - AP via Yahoo! - 1/22/03

Posted February 3

Help sought for future victims of smallpox vaccine - USA Today  - 1/21/03

Trial lawyers, special interests and vaccines - The Washington Post  - 1/21/03

Posted February 2

U.S. Spurns Smallpox Vaccine Delays - Shipping to Start Tuesday Despite Concerns of Unions, Medical Experts - The Washington Post - 1/20/03

Congress gives to Lilly, congress takes away - www.wthr.com - 1/20/03

Troops fear jab more than germ war - Scotland on Sunday - 1/20/03

GAO: Shots Led to Military Attrition - Insight Magazine - 1/14/03

Posted February 1

Smallpox vaccine signup is less than expected - Star Tribune - 1/19/03

A person's smallpox vaccine risky for others - The Seattle Times - 1/19/03

Smallpox, The Looming Disaster of Mandatory Vaccinations - by Tim O'Shea, DC - http://educate-yourself.org  - 1/18/03

Scientific panel recommends go-slow approach for smallpox vaccinations - www.sun-herald.com  - 1/18/03

CDC plans to proceed with vaccines - The Seattle Times  - 1/18/03

Smallpox vaccine en route to states, despite panel's warning - St. Petersburg Times  - 1/18/03

Panel sees risk with smallpox shots - The Washington Times  - 1/18/03

Thousands sign up for vaccine - Smallpox shots to prepare health workers for crisis - www.jsonline.com  - 1/18/03

Officials Press Ahead With Smallpox Shots - The New York Times  - 1/18/03

Panel Urges Informed Consent on Smallpox Vaccine - Recipients should know medical, financial risks - HealthScoutNews  - 1/18/03

Panel: Smallpox vaccine warnings needed - White House advised to tell health workers of vaccination risks - AP via CNN  - 1/18/03

CDC Says Smallpox Plan Ready to Go - Reuters  - 1/18/03

Posted January 30

CDC Says Smallpox Plan Ready to Go - Reuters via Yahoo! - 1/17/03

States Lag at Start of Smallpox Program - LA Times - 1/17/03

Despite concerns, smallpox vaccination program moving ahead, officials say - www.sfgate.com - 1/17/03

U.S. urged to reveal risks of smallpox vaccine - Houston Chronicle - 1/17/03

Unions Want Delay on Smallpox Vaccine - AP via Yahoo! - 1/17/03

Posted January 27

Doctors Are Ironing Out Details for Giving the Smallpox Vaccine - The New York Times - 1/15/03

He's no aw-shucks doctor - Bill Frist is knee-deep in Big Medicine. - www.philly.com  - 1/15/03

Protected Against Smallpox Lawsuits - Bush Plan Would Not Compensate Patients for Vaccine's Side Effects or Accidental Exposure to Virus - The Washington Post - 1/15/03

Laws Protect Those With Smallpox Vaccine - AP via Yahoo! - 1/15/03

Doctors Are Ironing Out Details for Giving the Smallpox Vaccine - The New York Times via UCLA - 1/15/03

Posted January 26

Little legal recourse for people injured by smallpox vaccine - www.nj.com - 1/14/03

Burton vows to reform vaccination laws - www.kokomotribune.com - 1/14/03

Smallpox in America: Into the Garden of Delights - www.truthout.org  - 1/14/03

Bill Frist In The Slime - by Jon Rappoport - www.stratiawire.com  - 1/14/03

Lilly vaccine issue will get front-door hearing it deserves - www.indystar.com - 1/14/03

Buncombe woman: Rider repeal wonderful, but doesn't end fight for day in court with vaccine makers - http://cgi.citizen-times.com - 1/14/03

Posted January 25

Transcribed excerpt from FOX News Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003 - Senator Bill Frist interviewed by Tony Snow - 1/13/03

HEALTHWATCH - Vaccine: Risks could outweigh benefits - www.thedmonline.com  - 1/13/03

How to Buy a Video/DVD of the January 8, 2003  "Know the Cause, Find the Cure Rally" - www.lighthousestudios.info  - 1/13/03

Posted January 22

Smallpox vaccine: Who needs it? - www.sun-herald.com - 1/12/03

Smallpox vaccine gets shot in the arm - www.dailyrecord.com - 1/12/03

Drug firms in position to cash political chips - www.nj.com  - 1/12/03

Frist to Support Bush Agenda - Senate GOP Leader Pledges to Back Tax Cut, Judicial Nominee - The Washington Post - 1/12/03

A physician leads the Senate; can Dr. Frist deliver? - Doctors and policy experts alike are eager to see how his background as a heart surgeon affects the legislative agenda.. - www.ama-assn.org - 1/12/03

Posted January 16

"Know the Cause, Find the Cure" March in Washington, D.C.- more rally photos - Moms on a Mission for Autism (MOMA) - 1/11/03

Doctors, Drug Companies Back Sen. Frist - http://news.corporate.findlaw.com - 1/11/03

Senate Drops Vaccine Measure in Homeland Act - Reuters via Yahoo! - 1/11/03

Rep. Allen Introduces Bill to Remove Special Interest Rx Industry Provision from Homeland Security Law - http://tomallen.house.gov - 1/11/03

Frist makes deal to cut protection for Eli Lilly - www.tennessean.com - 1/11/03

Leaders Promise Repeal of Provisions Hidden in Bill - The New York Times - 1/11/03

Weapon in Health Wars: Frist's Role as a Doctor - The New York Times - 1/11/03

Many hospitals may not inoculate workers for smallpox - www.9news.com - 1/11/03

The special interests that control Bill Frist - www.capitolhillblue.com - 1/11/03

No Serious Problems In Military Inoculations - The Washington Post - 1/11/03

Aussie troops to get anthrax shots - http://news.ninemsn.com.au - 1/11/03

Legal issues delay shots for smallpox - www.sun-sentinel.com - 1/11/03

The Victim Friendly National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act: You've Got to Be Kidding! - by Stanley P. Kops, Esq. - www.harrismartin.com - 1/10/03

E-News: Snowe, Collins, and Chafee Announce Agreement On Special Interest Provisions in Homelnd Security Bill (NVIC) - Press release - 1/10/03

Vaccine Maker Provision to Be Eliminated - AP via www.newsday.com - 1/10/03

Lilly Hopes Congress Will Act On Vaccine Protections - Dow Jones via Yahoo! - 1/10/03

Announced Agreement To Repeal Thimerosal LIability Shield By Moderate Republican Senators Applauded By Groups - Safe Minds/Mercury Policy Project Press Release - 1/10/03

Hospitals Fret Over Smallpox Shots - www.newsmax.com  - 1/10/03

North Memorial opting out of smallpox plan - www.startribune.com - 1/10/03

Health Pros Balk At Smallpox Shots - Some Hospitals Reject President's Proposal As Too Risky - http://news4colorado.com - 1/10/03

New Leader For House Oversight Committee - The Washington Post on Congressman Burton's replacement - 1/10/03

Picture of the Chairs Adopted by Parents of Autistic children at the DC Rally  - 1/10/03

Homeland security is single issue - www.battlecreekenquirer.com - 1/10/03

A Law Protecting Vaccine Makers - How does this article relate to me? - www.intelihealth.com - 1/10/03

Web site offers smallpox shot advice - www.jacksonville.com  - 1/10/03

From bioscience to bioterror: Are we too late? - BioMedNet - 1/10/03

Posted January 14

The Bad Doctor - Bill Frist's long record of corporate vices - www.laweekly.com - 1/9/03

Smallpox-vaccination plan carries unnecessary risks - Seattle Times via http://news.nabou.com - 1/9/03

Military Says It Can't Make Enough Vaccines for Troops - The New York Times - 1/9/03

Lawmakers Vow to Act on Vaccine Additive Issue - Reuters Health via Yahoo! - 1/9/03

New Look at Old Data Irks Smallpox-Eradication Experts - Science Magazine - 1/9/03

Health workers urged to put off vaccine - Industry leader says risks of smallpox shots are too great - Rocky Mountain News - 1/9/03

Democrats Challenge Vaccine Injury Compensation Law - www.cnsnews.com - 1/9/03

Parents protest law that protects vaccine makers - Sacramento Bee - 1/9/03

Smallpox shots spur fears - More health workers opt out, citing risks to selves, families - Denver Post - 1/9/03

Posted January 13

Burton pushes to repeal thimerosal lawsuit restrictions - Legislation Would Strike Thimerosal Provisions in Homeland Security Bill - Press Release - 1/8/03

CNN - Wolf Blitzer Reports (on effort to repeal Eli Lilly Rider - CNN - 1/8/03

Parents Rally Against Vaccine Provision - Parents Rally in Washington Against Vaccine Liability Provision; Democrats Look to Repeal - AP via ABC News - 1/8/03

A Reformer's Unending Quest - Pat Robertson interview of Dick Armey - www.cbn.com - 1/8/03

U.S. Has 'Holes' in Biodefense - www.newsmax.com - 1/8/03

The side-effects of terror - The Independent, UK - 1/8/03

New Senate Leader Sketches Out Priorities - The New York Times - 1/8/03

For Frist, an Exultant but Tentative First Day - The New York Times - 1/8/03

Posted January 11

Letter from Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D., in response to Business Week's Commentary: Why Inoculating Big Pharma from Vaccine Lawsuits Makes Sense - 1/7/03

Parents of Thimerosal-Injured Children Hold DC Rally Tomorrow (Wed. Jan 8th) - http://boston.com - 1/7/03

Post-Event Smallpox Plan Index Page - Vaccination Liberation - 1/7/03

E-News: Barbara Fisher on Homeland Security (NVIC) - 1/7/03

Bush Suffered No Adverse Reaction to Smallpox Vaccination - AP via www.ktul.com  - 1/7/03

Posted January 9

Hypocritic Oath - The new Senate majority leader must Frist do no harm. - www.prospect.org - 1/6/03

Whose side are you on, Mr. President? - by Helen Thomas - The Houston Chronicle via www.commondreams.org - 1/6/03

Smallpox Vaccine: Does It Work? - by Randall Neustaedter OMD - 1/6/03

Vaccine Liability Law Clarification Protects Lives and Resources - Washington Legal Foundation - 1/6/03

Expert: 'Not a safe vaccine' - Smallpox inoculation still too risky for public, doctor says - www.rockymountainnews.com  - 1/6/03

E-News: Ask Your Senator What He or She Thinks (NVIC) - 1/6/03

Smallpox vaccine a continuing question - The Washington Times - 1/6/03

Smallpox Vaccine - www.medicalletter.org - 1/6/03

Hospitals compiling lists of personnel to get smallpox vaccinations - www.naplesnews.com - 1/6/03

Commentary: Why Inoculating Big Pharma from Vaccine Lawsuits Makes Sense - Business Week - 1/6/03

Anthrax Vaccine Given To Troops Preparing For Gulf War Causes Vaccine Damage And Ill Health - Ex Soldier Wins Landmark Case At Leeds For Vaccine Damage - Osteoporosis - Press Release - National Gulf Veterans and Families Association - 1/6/03

Posted January 7

Provision in bill angers parents of autistic children - www.silive.com - 12/30/02

Health Officials Fear Local Impact of Smallpox Plan - The New York Time - 1/5/03

Compensation plan needed to offset smallpox vaccine risks - www.ama-assn.org - 1/5/03

Shipment of vaccine to arrive this month - www.theadvertiser.com - 1/5/03

Smallpox efforts will tax agencies - Public-health services could face cutbacks - The Denver Post - 1/5/03

The Best Medicine - The New York Times (Frist again) - 1/5/03

Index of Smallpox Articles - Vaccination Liberation - 1/5/03

Smallpox Vaccine Policy Is Bad Science - by Linda Rosenstock, MD - dean, UCLA School of Public Health - www.cantonrep.com - 1/4/03

Family blames vaccine additive for son's autism - Homeland Security rules hamper lawsuit - www.s-t.com - 1/4/03

Volunteers line up for smallpox vaccine - www.cincypost.com - 1/4/03

Posted January 6

Debate over vaccine amendment -  Last-minute addition to homeland security bill shields makers - MSNBC - 1/3/03

Democrats limp to bat on homeland security - www.zwire.com - 1/3/03

Hospitals weigh smallpox shots for their staffs - Seattle Times - 1/3/03

Vaccinations for smallpox not in budget - State officials seek funds for health workers - www.wasaudailyherald.com - 1/3/03

Families of Autistic Kept Out of Court - www.atla.org - 1/2/03

Smallpox threat real: US expert - www.news.com - 1/2/03

FDA cautions smallpox vaccinees to wait before donating blood - http://www1.umn.edu - 1/2/03

Posted January 5

Nation's leaders fear deadly disease could resurface - www.bigspringherald.com - 1/1/03

Campaign of Vaccination. - journal article - JAMA (1903) - 1/1/03

Reports: Israeli gas masks, smallpox vaccine are defective - http://www2.bostonherald.com - 1/1/03

Poll: Voters support invasion of Iraq; lukewarm on smallpox vaccination - www.billingsgazette.com  - 1/1/03

750 in line for smallpox shots - State to vaccinate health-care workers first - www.decaturdaily.com  - 1/1/03