PHS Provides Immunoglobulin
Abstract
The 6000 officers of the US Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps are being asked to volunteer for smallpox vaccine inoculation to help increase the nation's supply of vaccinia immunoglobulin. Collected via plasmapheresis 7 to 10 days after immunization, vaccinia immunoglobulin is used to counteract adverse effects of smallpox vaccination. In late October, the office of the US Surgeon General sent a letter to all officers requesting their help: "It is possible that our...