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Smallpox

Smallpox Vaccination

Fact Sheets

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Smallpox
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Briefings/PowerPoint Presentations

GNYHA Briefing on Identifying and Responding to Smallpox (January 10, 2002)
An Orientation for Providers of Medical Care—Smallpox 232 KB (New York City Department of Health)

Public Testimony

Use of Smallpox Vaccine 158 KB (GNYHA Comments at a Community Forum held before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and National Vaccine Advisory Committee, June 6, 2002)

Guidelines/Protocols

New York State Department of Health
- "Dear CEO" Letter Sent to Hospital CEOs Outside of New York City (November 2002)
  - Enclosure 1: County Health Department Contact Numbers 88.2 KB
  - Enclosure 2: Guidelines for the Management of a Suspect Case of Smallpox in Acute Care Hospitals 191 KB
  - Enclosure 3: Airborne Infection Isolation Room Survey
    - Airborne Infection Isolation Room Survey 13.6 KB (Description)
    - Airborne Infection Isolation Room Survey 78.0 KB (Instrument)
    - Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms 58.7 KB (Checklist)
  - Enclosure 4: Evaluating Patients for Smallpox Poster (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  - Enclosure 5: Hospital Health Care Response Team Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines 117 KB
  - Enclosure 6: Hospital Emergency Preparedness and Smallpox Response Planning Tasks 61.5 KB
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and New York State Department of Health
- "Dear CEO" Letter Sent to Hospital CEOs In New York City 73.1 KB (November 29, 2002)
  - Enclosure 1: Guidelines for the Management of a Suspect Case of Smallpox in Acute Care Hospitals in New York City 191 KB
  - Enclosure 2: Initial Hospital Planning for Voluntary Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination 15.9 KB
  - Enclosure 3: Initial Planning Template for Hospital Identification of Smallpox Healthcare Response Teams 17.6 KB
  - Enclosure 4: "CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness" 74.7 KB (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Satellite Broadcast)
  - Enclosure 5: Airborne Infection Isolation Room Survey 13.6 KB
  - Enclosure 6: Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms Survey Checklist 48.1 KB
- Medical Treatment and Response to Suspected Smallpox : Information for Health Care Providers During Biologic Emergencies (July 2000)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines
Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
- Variola Major (Smallpox)
  - Medical Summary
  - Clinical Pathway 74.9 KB
  - Web Resources

Articles

Smallpox as a Biological Weapon 369 KB (Journal of the American Medical Association, June 9, 1999)

Posters

Poster: Evaluating Patients for Smallpox (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- (Preview Version): Evaluating Patients for Smallpox

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