Smallpox vaccine was sitting on a counter at a counter in Mid-Florida Biologics in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Chris Livingston is the photographer.
The FBI and the CDC are investigating after a lab worker discovered several frozen smallpox vials in a Pennsylvania vaccine research facility.
The CDC lab in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Cold War-era bioweapons lab in Russia are the only labs in the world that can legally hold samples of the deadly virus. The Department of Homeland Security leadership was sent an " official use only" alert about the discovery of a total of 15 "smallpox" and "vaccinia" (the virus used in smallpox vaccines) in a recent incident.
There is no indication that anyone has been exposed to the small number of frozen vials, according to the CDC. The worker who discovered the vials was wearing gloves and a mask. According to the statement, the CDC, its administration partners and law enforcement are looking into the matter. As they are available, the CDC will provide further details.
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According to Yahoo News, the research facility has now been unlocked after being locked down due to the investigation. According to Yahoo News, the CDC would arrive on Wednesday to take the vials to another facility for testing.
The National Institutes of Health discovered six vials of smallpox in a storage room in the same year as this one.
Live Science published the original article.
