Precaution to avoid tragedy. On Wednesday, November 17, a lab in Philadelphia, USA, was briefly quarantined after small vials marked “smallpox” were discovered in the refrigerator.
An alert was soon sent to the Department of Homeland Security to start an investigation. The vials were immediately secured to prevent possible leakage of the smallpox virus, from which the disease of the same name has been eradicated since the 1970s. The FBI and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are responsible for investigations.
A federal agency spokesperson confirmed that “there is no indication that anyone has been exposed to these frozen vials.” Yahoo newswho disclosed the information. The contents of this already seem intact.
Vaccine stock just in case
The discovery came as a surprise in Philadelphia, as these flasks can only be stored in two locations around the world: Atlanta and Russia. The monsters found must have been destroyed or transported Philadelphia Inquirer. However, the media makes it clear This is not the first time this kind of accident has happened.
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But Richard Ebright, a professor of chemical biology at Rutgers University, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that “there is no cause for concern.” So he stressed that even if cases were to be announced — which is highly unlikely — the United States would have a large supply of vaccines against the disease, which would allow them to return quickly.
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