When I was born in 1968, Why wasn't I required to get a Smallpox Vaccine ?

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I quote **A different version of the smallpox vaccine was at one time given routinely to all children in the United States at about 1 year of age. By the 1960s, the risk of smallpox in the United States was dramatically reduced. Therefore, because the risks of the vaccine outweighed its benefits, routine administration of the smallpox vaccine to infants in the United States was discontinued in 1972. ** {{ https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-details/smallpox-vaccine }}

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jshm22

Because it was mostly eradicated by then and there were only doses given to "hotspot" areas.

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Army Veteran

Your parents sensed what kind of child you'd grow up to be and hoped nature would take its course. Much to their dismay...

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Charin Cross

I remember getting a sugar cube as a child. I think that was the vaccine.

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