Vials labeled ‘smallpox’ found by lab worker cleaning freezer in Pennsylvania
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(Worthy News) – Vials labeled as smallpox were discovered at a Pennsylvania lab, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
The frozen vials “were incidentally discovered by a laboratory worker while cleaning out a freezer in a facility that conducts vaccine research in Pennsylvania,” a CDC spokesperson said in a statement to NBC News.
The contents appeared to be intact, and the CDC is partnering with law enforcement to investigate, the agency said. [ Source: NBC News (Read More…) ]
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