[HiTech RedNeck]

One thing we didn't have in the old days of smallpox inoculations was AIDS. Could secondhand virus from the vaccinations result in some of these people manifesting some form of the pox?

[bonesmccoy]

Your point is well taken. However, people with HIV are unlikely to be candidates for vaccination, unless they are directly in a zone known to be hit with an attack or have been in direct contact with a victim.

While some undiagnosed HIV+ person could get immunized, their immune system should still be quite active (provided the physicians haven't missed the diagnosis in a chronically ill person).

In the end, you can actually prevent any such spread by simply covering the wound appropriately. That's why the CDC ring vaccination strategy doesn't make sense. It assumes too much and was clearly written by people who didn't consult with the private physicians of America.