Man Finds Smallpox Vaccine at Yard Sale (NYT)

[Sabriel]

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PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia (AP) -- Andrew Knickle found something he hardly expected -- or wanted -- after he haggled down the price of a box of sailing tarpaulins to $2.50 at a yard sale.

''It was a kind of a hard, plastic tube with a screw cap that was labeled smallpox vaccine,'' Knickle said. ''It scared me. All kinds of things went through my head, wondering if this could be meant for some evil purpose in this day and age of bioterrorism.''
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I must be losing it, because this struck me as an Onion article:
"Man buys smallpox vial at yard sale...puts it on Ebay for immediate $4.00 profit!"

I'm going to be on the lookout next time I'm shopping for kids' clothes....

edit for link (pay site, sorry)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Smallpox-Vaccine.html?oref=login

[Maple]

1. Link?

Pretty please?

[KittyWampus]

2. I bet Cipro would get you double digits on ebay....

[lutefisk]

3. WMDs found in BC! Now what? Occupy Canada?

Is FOX on this yet?

[Renew Deal]

4. Smallpox vaccine

Not small pox.

[lutefisk]

5. I'll calm down now.

But seriously, I almost believe that even finding Smallpox vaccine in Iraq would be hyped enough by FOX/CNN/etc. to lead their viewers to justify the whole WMD arguement for invading and occupying.

[Columbia]

6. Smallpox vaccine is made from cowpox virus.

No smallpox in it at all.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Is that what they meant when they said, " cousin-of-smallpox "

I was wondering exactly what that meant.

[Columbia]

8. Yes

A much, much less deadly cousin.