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A Living, Changing Chronicle of the Compelling History of Vaccination.

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Vaccine Safety Net

Member of the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net.

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Top Ten Anti-Vaccine Myths Debunked, Again

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Why Have Vaccines Been Ruled Out as a Cause of Autism?

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The 1989 Los Angeles Edmonston-Zagreb Measles Vaccine Study and Its Legacy

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Stanley A. Plotkin, MD

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Measles

As one of the most infectious viruses known to mankind, measles has been a scourge for centuries.

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Glossary of Terms

Important terms related to the history and science of vaccination.

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How Vaccines Work

Vaccines work by mimicking disease agents and stimulating the immune system to build up defenses against them.

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History of Vaccines is about contributing to scientific education at all levels.

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Herd Immunity

When a proportion of a population becomes immune (either through disease or vaccination), the disease is not able to trigger new epidemics. This is herd immunity, and this is how it works.

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Maurice Hilleman, a prolific vaccine developer.

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The History of Polio.