Post November 17, 2021November 17, 2021Smallpox ‘Smallpox’ Vials Found at Merck Lab in Suburban Philadelphia Facility by webmaster A batch of vials labeled “smallpox,” a deadly disease eradicated since the 1970s, was found in a freezer and immediately quarantined, the Centers for Disease Control told NBC10. An investigation into why they were there is underway.