US Airman Developed Inflamed Heart After Smallpox Vaccine
By Jeffry John Aufderheide | January 28th, 2011 | Category: Case Reports on Vaccine Injury | 5 commentsIn 2003, an airman proceeded to go to the emergency room eight days following the administration of a smallpox vaccine. It was determined the airman developed myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, as a consequence of the smallpox vaccination.