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Smallpox

New York State Office of Homeland Security - Statewide Public Security Tips Hotline 1-866-SAFENYS or 1-866-723-3697

Information for the General Public

  • Smallpox Questions and Answers: The Disease and the Vaccine
  • The Smallpox Vaccine – What You Need to Know
  • Who Should NOT be Vaccinated?
  • Smallpox Vaccination Side Effects
  • Caring for the Site of the Smallpox Vaccination
  • Smallpox Basics - Centers for Disease Control
  • Smallpox - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Information for Health Care Providers

  • Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know
  • CDC public response hotline:
    English: (888) 246-2675
    Español: (888) 246-2857
    TTY: (866) 874-2646

If you are not a resident of New York and need further information contact the public health department in your state.

Revised: May 2006
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