HOW IS VACCINIA TRANSMITTED FROM THE VACCINATION SITE?
Vaccinia is spread by touching a vaccination site before it has healed or by touching any materials that might be contaminated with live virus from the site-materials such as bandages, towels, clothing, or washcloths used by a person who has been vaccinated. Vaccinia is not spread through airborne contagion. Transfer of the vaccinia virus can occur from touching the vaccination site before it has healed and then touching other parts of the body, or from contact with a vaccinee whose lesion is in the florid stages.
