Terrorism and Bioterrorism Resources

Smallpox Vaccine Injury Law Project
Presented by Louisiana State University School of Law
Professor Edward P. Richards

This project was active during the smallpox vaccine campaign in 2002-2003. The final work was captured in this article: Edward P. Richards, Katharine C. Rathbun, and Jay Alexander Gold, The Smallpox Vaccination Campaign of 2003: Why Did It Fail and What Are the Lessons for Bioterrorism Preparedness?, 64 Louisiana Law Review 851-904 (2005), Bioterrorism Symposia.

Day by day analysis - This page deals with issues as they developed, before they were incorporated into the Smallpox Vaccine Injury and Legal Guide.

The guides - these were updated as events unfolded and give a good history of the legal issues.

Smallpox Vaccine Injury and Law Guide, 7 June 2004; Smallpox Vaccine Injury and Law Guide, 19 May 2003, Smallpox Vaccine Injury and Law Guide, 24 Jan 2003, The Risks of Vaccinating Health Care Workers for Smallpox - Legal Issues - 30 Nov 2002, 9 Dec 2002. and Legal Issues related to Smallpox Immunizations under the Homeland Security Act as passed by the House - 17 Nov 2002, 9 Dec 2002, 14 Dec 2002.)

Bioterrorism and related public health related public health articles

New Information

Vulvar Vaccinia Infection After Sexual Contact with a Military Smallpox Vaccinee — Alaska, 2006, MMWR May 4, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. 17

Quick Links

AHLA Teleconference Slides

US Military Smallpox Vaccine Policies

FDA: Recommendations for Deferral of Donors and Quarantine and Retrieval of Blood and Blood Products in Recent Recipients of Smallpox Vaccine (Vaccinia Virus) and Certain Contacts of Smallpox Vaccine Recipients

New!! - Federal Smallpox Information Site

New!! - FDA Approval Letter for Smallpox Vaccine, Label for Smallpox Vaccine

Smallpox Medical Information, Monkeypox Information

White House Smallpox Vaccination Plan (13 Dec 2002), White House Smallpox Vaccination FAQ

CDC Smallpox Site, CDC - SMALLPOX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - Section 304 of the Homeland Security Act, Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - Smallpox; 17 Jan Teleconference

Subpart D Panel Review of DMID Protocol 01-650 "A Multicenter, Randomized Dose Response Study of the Safety, Clinical and Immune Responses of Dryvax Administered to Children 2 to 5 Years of Age"

42 CFR Part 102 Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Administrative Implementation;
Interim Final Rule, 16 Dec 2003

Susan Thaul, Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation, Congressional Research Service, June 13, 2003

Democratic Members of the House Select Committee On Homeland Security, A Biodefense Failure: The National Smallpox Vaccination Program One Year Later, January, 2004

Other Resources

General Terrorism and Bioterrorism Resources

The Politics of Smallpox Modeling - Presented to the Department of Statistics at Rice University, November 2004

Smallpox, SARS, and Bioterrorism: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges - Louisiana Hospital Association - Nov. 2003

Medical Issues in Using and Testing Smallpox Vaccine - Presented at South Texas College of Law, 20 Nov 2002 - POWERPoint Slides

Legal Issues in Using and Testing Smallpox Vaccine - Presented at South Texas College of Law, 20 Nov 2002 - POWERPoint Slides

Draft Critique of CDC Smallpox Response Plan - 25 Sept. 02

Homelaw Security Bill as Passed by the House, As Passed by the Senate - Sec. 304 on Smallpox Vaccine Liability, General Vaccine Provisions of the Homeland Security Act,
Critique of Liability Provisions by the Minority Staff, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives.

Premier Health Care/Catholic Health Association letter to the administration via HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson on the proposed smallpox immunization program.

Interim Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines - Sept. 25, 2002 - Not for public health use, this is an archive for academic use.

Superceded - Rethinking Smallpox Immunizations in Hospitals - A Hospital Lawyer's Guide - 8 Nov 2002, revised 12 Nov 2002.