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AT SEA - MARCH 5: A U.S. Navy medical technician holds a bifurcated vaccinating needled above a vial containing the vaccine for small pox March 5, 2003 at sea aboard the USS San Jacinto. A ship-wide vaccination was instituted for all personnel serving aboard the guided missile cruiser on deployment for Operation Enduring Freedom, according to Navy officials. (Photo by Michael W. Pendergrass/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)

Investigation underway following discovery of vials labeled ‘smallpox’ in Pa. lab

A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is underway after several frozen vials labeled “smallpox” were discovered at a Merck facility in Pennsylvania.