Historical Aspects of Immunization and Vaccine Safety Communication
Historical Aspects of Immunization and Vaccine Safety Communication
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DOI:
10.2174/157488631001150407103723
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Helfert, Stephanie M.
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作者:
Helfert, Stephanie M.
It has been a long journey starting from the beginnings of variolation [3] leading up to the greatest success in the history of immunization: the eradication of smallpox [39]. Today, vaccines are an acknowledged important medical advance [40]. Nevertheless, immunization has been the subject of public controversy on several occasions [15, 24, 31]. This article shall provide a short overview of some aspects of the early stages of immunization in Western countries, including some examples of vaccine safety controversies in the past.