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Journal Article 
Position on donors and smallpox vaccine: a committee opinion 
Pfeifer, S; Davis, O; Gracia, C; Catherino, W; Thornton, Kim; Rebar, R; La Barbera, A; Goldberg, J; Mcclure, D; Thomas, M; Widra, E; Licht, M; Collins, J; Cedars, M; Racowsky, C; , 
2012 
Yes 
Fertility and Sterility
ISSN: 0015-0282
EISSN: 1556-5653 
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 
NEW YORK 
22537381 
WOS:000305950200001 
Although there is presently no definitive evidence linking vaccinia virus transmission through reproductive cells, SART/ASRM accordingly recommends that ART practitioners consider deferring donors who have recently received smallpox vaccine or contracted symptomatic vaccinia virus infection through close contact with a vaccine recipient (until after the vaccine or infectious scab has spontaneously separated). Good donor practice further suggests that donors who are not in good health, including those with recent complications from smallpox vaccine, should be similarly deferred. (This document was reviewed by the ASRM Practice Committee in 2011). (Fertil Steril (R) 2012; 98: e1-e2. (C) 2012 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)