Small pox was not that deadly. Chicken pox killed more people when both diseases were prevalent.
The first vaccine was for small pox because it was the easiest vaccine to make as they'd already made the association to cow pox and the effectiveness of inoculation, not because it was the deadliest disease.
Small pox was not that deadly. Chicken pox killed more people when both diseases were prevalent.
The first vaccine was for small pox because it was the easiest vaccine to make as they'd already made the association to cow pox and the effectiveness of inoculation, not because it was the deadliest disease.
https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2020-10-08/siga-announces-public-health-agency-of-canada-intent-to-purchase-up-to-33-300-courses-of-oral-tpoxx Maybe there is something to what you're saying. Canada is buying up smallpox antivirals. This article was two weeks back.