# Vaccinations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccinations/31863>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 3, 2000, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccinations/31863 "2000-09-03T12:59:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevehaddock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@stevehaddock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stevehaddock)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccinations/31863/21 "2000-09-05T23:35:08Z")

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One other good reason not to vaccinate against smallpox routinely - if there is reason to think you’ve been exposed to it, you can still be vaccinated after the fact and get the immunity.

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