Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947

Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947

In April 1947, during a smallpox outbreak in New York City (NYC), >6,000,000 people were vaccinated. To determine whether vaccination increased cardiac death, we reviewed NYC death certificates for comparable periods in 1946 and 1948 (N = 81,529) and calculated adjusted relative death rates for t...

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Main Authors: Lorna E. Thorpe, Farzad Mostashari, Adam M. Karpati, Steven P. Schwartz, Susan E. Manning, Melissa A. Marx, Thomas R. Frieden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Adverse effects
smallpox prevention
mass vaccination
ischemic heart disease
mortality
vaccinia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/04-0119_article
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spelling doaj-627f4ac7711f41f29c1100c875ecdb072020-11-24T21:11:52ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-05-0110591792010.3201/eid1005.040119Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947Lorna E. ThorpeFarzad MostashariAdam M. KarpatiSteven P. SchwartzSusan E. ManningMelissa A. MarxThomas R. FriedenIn April 1947, during a smallpox outbreak in New York City (NYC), >6,000,000 people were vaccinated. To determine whether vaccination increased cardiac death, we reviewed NYC death certificates for comparable periods in 1946 and 1948 (N = 81,529) and calculated adjusted relative death rates for the postvaccination period. No increases in cardiac deaths were observed.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/04-0119_articleAdverse effectssmallpox preventionmass vaccinationischemic heart diseasemortalityvaccinia
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author Lorna E. Thorpe
Farzad Mostashari
Adam M. Karpati
Steven P. Schwartz
Susan E. Manning
Melissa A. Marx
Thomas R. Frieden
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Farzad Mostashari
Adam M. Karpati
Steven P. Schwartz
Susan E. Manning
Melissa A. Marx
Thomas R. Frieden
Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Adverse effects
smallpox prevention
mass vaccination
ischemic heart disease
mortality
vaccinia
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Farzad Mostashari
Adam M. Karpati
Steven P. Schwartz
Susan E. Manning
Melissa A. Marx
Thomas R. Frieden
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title Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
title_short Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
title_full Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
title_fullStr Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
title_full_unstemmed Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
title_sort mass smallpox vaccination and cardiac deaths, new york city, 1947
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2004-05-01
description In April 1947, during a smallpox outbreak in New York City (NYC), >6,000,000 people were vaccinated. To determine whether vaccination increased cardiac death, we reviewed NYC death certificates for comparable periods in 1946 and 1948 (N = 81,529) and calculated adjusted relative death rates for the postvaccination period. No increases in cardiac deaths were observed.
topic Adverse effects
smallpox prevention
mass vaccination
ischemic heart disease
mortality
vaccinia
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/04-0119_article
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