County prepares for smallpox vaccine

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Six health care workers from the Havre area have been certified to administer the smallpox vaccine.

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services held a training seminar in Great Falls Tuesday that taught the six to properly handle and deliver the inoculations. Three Hill County Health Department employees and three nurses from Northern Montana Health Care attended the seminar.

The training was part of the nationwide preparation for the first round of smallpox vaccinations as the nation takes precautions against a possible bioterrori...