Volume 10, Number 5—May 2004
Dispatch
Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947
Table 1
Death counts by cause of death and postvaccination exposure period
Timeframe | All deaths | Cardiac deaths | Atherosclerotic deaths |
---|---|---|---|
Mar–Jun 1946 | 26,256 | 12,340 | 2,861 |
Mar–Jun 1947 | 27,484 | 13,352 | 3,075 |
Mar–Jun 1948 | 27,774 | 13,458 | 3,175 |
2-week exposure period | 3,156 | 1,545 | 280 |
1At the time of this study, Dr. Karpati was jointly affiliated with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.