[Results of the research on the preparation and testing of live oral smallpox vaccine in tablet form].

The authors sum up the results of decade of investigations on the elaboration and trial of live oral smallpox vaccine in tablet form. A conclusion was made that due to mild reactogenic properties, satisfactory immunogenicity and weak allergy producing properties, the mentioned preparation, along with a possibility of express and mass use, can posses future prospects under conditions of final smallpox eradication.