US: No rush to destroying last smallpox viruses
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The last known stockpiles of the smallpox virus won't be destroyed anytime soon, the US health secretary said Tuesday, in part out of fear that one of the world's deadliest diseases could be used as a bioweapon.
US Health Secretary Kathleen Sibelius told reporters that the US and Russian stockpiles would remain in place for at least another five years when the World Health Organization could review the situation. (AP)
