Keywords: US Navy 021219-N-5297M-001 Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jeremy West administers smallpox vaccination to a member of the National Naval Medical Center's Smallpox Epidermal Response Team.jpg en National Naval Medical Center Bethesda Md Dec 19 2002 -- Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jeremy West administers smallpox vaccination to a member of the National Naval Medical Center's Smallpox Epidermal Response Team The vaccinations are in response to the Department of Defense DOD establishing the Smallpox Vaccination Program The remaining hospital staff will receive the vaccine following training which is underway and will run through Jan 28 2003 The training provides questions and answers on smallpox including who should get the vaccine what to expect after getting the vaccine and how to care for the vaccination site at home and at work According to DoD the resumption of a smallpox vaccination program is intended to ensure that the military can achieve its missions in case smallpox is used in a war U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Sybil McCarrol RELEASED 2002-12-19 021219-N-5297M-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3781 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Sybil McCarrol PD-USGov-Military-Navy National Naval Medical Center Hospital Corpsman People being vaccinated December 2002 in Maryland December 2002 photographs Military people in 2002 Personality rights |