The WHO has set aside 30 June 1999 for annihilation of the last
two (known) remaining samples of Smallpox. I believe that they should
be destroyed ie. because of the risk that they may pose to
our largely unvaccinated population and because I do not believe that
live virus is useful in research (ie. The entire
genome has been mapped and non-contagious cloned DNA fragments are being
preserved)
Can anyone offer a valid reason for actually preserving the smallpox
virus?
