FBI investigating vials labeled 'smallpox' found in lab near Philadelphia

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The FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating “questionable vials” labeled "smallpox" and found in a freezer last night at a Merck facility outside Philadelphia, according to an alert sent to Department of Homeland Security leadership on Tuesday night.

There were reportedly a total of 15 questionable vials, according to the unclassified "For Official Use Only" alert, a copy of which was obtained by Yahoo News. Five of the vials were labeled as “smallpox” and 10 were labeled as “vaccinia." The vials were secured immediately.

The discovery of the vials prompted a lockdown of the facility, which has since been lifted. The FBI and CDC launched investigations, which remain ongoing.

“There is no indication that anyone has been exposed to the small number of frozen vials. The frozen vials labeled ‘Smallpox’ were incidentally discovered by a laboratory worker while cleaning out a freezer in a facility that conducts vaccine research in Pennsylvania,” a CDC spokesperson told Yahoo News.

“CDC, its Administration partners, and law enforcement are investigating the matter, and the vials’ contents appear intact. The laboratory worker who discovered the vials was wearing gloves and a face mask. We will provide further details as they are available,” the spokesperson said.

Smallpox, a disease caused by the variola virus, is considered so deadly that only two labs in the world are authorized to store samples of the virus, including one in Russia and the other at the CDC in Atlanta.

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The smallpox vaccine was the first vaccine to be developed against a contagious disease. In 1796, the British doctor Edward Jenner demonstrated that an infection with the relatively mild cowpox virus conferred immunity against the deadly smallpox virus. Cowpox served as a natural vaccine until the modern smallpox vaccine emerged in the 20th century. From 1958 to 1977, the World Health Organization conducted a global vaccination campaign that eradicated smallpox, making it the only human disease to be eradicated. Although routine smallpox vaccination is no longer performed on the general public, the vaccine is still being produced to guard against bioterrorism, biological warfare, and for monkeypox.

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an agen…

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Sheepdog November 18, 2021 at 7:40am

What?, you don't trust the Federal Bureau of Intimidation?
ilona Trommler November 18, 2021 at 7:25am

Oh great, we trust the FBI!
Ray E Wetzel November 18, 2021 at 5:51am

We have a ongoing pandemic it's called the commie rats party .the only cure is vote them all out.
June Gagnon November 18, 2021 at 12:33am

Nothing that happens with commie gates, faux faucci and the rest of their cabal is a "coincidence"!
Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired November 17, 2021 at 11:05pm

There has been a SMALLPOX VACCINE available for decades...smallpox can be prevented with the current vaccine protocol. Why all the hype?
- Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired November 19, 2021 at 1:24am
  
  All BIO Weapons have a cure or vaccine BEFORE they are used... to do otherwise expose those releasing the BIO-WEAPON to their own poison... That is one reason I have questioned the current BS with COVID.. is there a cure? It appears there are several and that the government simply is lying. Why not lie,,. if they are willing to start a pandemic. What moral restraint would keep them from lying? None.
- Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired > Ronald A. Nelson COL, USA, Retired November 17, 2021 at 11:09pm
  
  The smallpox vaccine was the first vaccine to be developed against a contagious disease. In 1796, the British doctor Edward Jenner demonstrated that an infection with the relatively mild cowpox virus conferred immunity against the deadly smallpox virus. Cowpox served as a natural vaccine until the modern smallpox vaccine emerged in the 20th century. From 1958 to 1977, the World Health Organization conducted a global vaccination campaign that eradicated smallpox, making it the only human disease to be eradicated. Although routine smallpox vaccination is no longer performed on the general public, the vaccine is still being produced to guard against bioterrorism, biological warfare, and for monkeypox.
  
  Vaccine
  
  A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an agen…
Skeptical November 17, 2021 at 6:00pm

I thought small pox had been eliminated outside of controlled biolabs, being so dangerous.
Loenzo Gonzales November 17, 2021 at 11:15am

Bill Gates and his followers should be put in jail they want to have power over the people
- Skeptical > Loenzo Gonzales November 17, 2021 at 6:02pm
  
  Infect them and allow the disease to run its course.
  
  Then again, that pesky "cruel and unusual punishment" Constitutional clause gets in the way.
  
  Not a problem for Bill though!

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