In 1796, when Edward Jenner induced immunity to smallpox in 8-year-old James Phipps, he
recognized in his discovery “the hope of it becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.” 1 …

Vaccination as a deliberate attempt to protect humans against disease has a short history
when measured against the centuries during which man has sought desperately to rid …

Among all medical procedures, vaccination ranks at the forefront in lives saved and
disabling illnesses prevented. Jenner's first experiments with vaccination, 200 years ago …

Among the greatest health advances for children in the 20th century were sanitation,
immunization, antibiotics, safe anaesthesia, oral rehydration. In 1940s, about 500 Irish …

The 20th century could be considered the century of vaccines. In the United States during
that time, the average lifespan increased by more than 30 years and mortality from infectious …

Pneumococcal infections, ie, infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, are prevalent
and serious, accounting for about 80 000 cases of pneumonia, 4000 cases of bacteremia …

With employers offering free flu shots and pharmacies expanding into one-stop shops to
prevent everything from shingles to tetanus, vaccines are ubiquitous in contemporary life …

Saving a life usually grabs more attention than preventing a death. Perhaps that is why the
achievements of drugs--antibiotics, anti-cholesterol treatments, and countless others--have …

The editorialist gives examples of the range of experiences that may occur with vaccination
in developing countries, concentrating on smallpox eradication, the increased mortality …

An unanticipated effect of the success of mass immunisation campaigns in western
countries, no less than in Asia and the global south, is the more that vaccines have reduced …