History of Vaccines Blog
The world of vaccines and vaccine science is always changing. Here are the latest news we've rounded-up for you... Read More...
December 3, 2018
The recent death of a university student from an adenovirus infection has brought the virus and the disease it causes into the limelight, along with questions about the existing vaccine that is only given to military service members at this time. Read More...
December 1, 2018
It's that time of the week... Time for us to tell you what's trending in the world of vaccine science. Read More...
November 29, 2018
A quick video from Sanofi -- a vaccine manufacturer -- on how vaccines are made, from beginning to end. Read More...
November 23, 2018
There were a lot of vaccine-related news in the world. Here are some of our top picks for you... Read More...
November 20, 2018
Polio is a vaccine-preventable disease that has almost been eradicated from the planet through the use of a safe and effective vaccine. Fifty-plus years ago, it ravaged children around the globe in an indiscriminate manner, leaving many of them unable to breathe on their own. For those who could afford it or have access to it, the Iron Lung was a way to keep breathing. Read More...
November 19, 2018
Measles was originally eliminated from the United States back in the year 2000. By eliminated, we mean that the disease is no longer being transmitted from person to person in a regular way. It is no longer one of the different childhood diseases, and it shouldn't. Lately, it seems that measles is trying to make a comeback, especially in populations where there are enough unvaccinated (and, thus, susceptible) individuals to trigger an outbreak. So let's see what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health are reporting about measles... Read More...
November 17, 2018
It's time to look around the world and see what news are out there about vaccines... Read More...
November 15, 2018
This quick video (under 1 minute) sums up the history of the rabies vaccine. Did you know that Louis Pasteur was not a physician? Can you imagine a non-physician today administering an experimental vaccine in his own private lab? Read More...
Thailand and Indonesia are facing increased rates of cases and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Most of these are directly caused by vaccine refusal based on religious edicts about vaccination. While many of the world's major religions encourage or do not openly oppose vaccination, there is still some confusion as to whether or not religious practice or religious law approves some or all vaccines. The Dakar Declaration on Vaccination made it very clear that, from an Islamic point of view, vaccines are necessary for the health and wellbeing of children in particular and the community in general. Still, the concepts laid out in the declaration has not reached Muslim believers in remote places of Southeast Asia. At least not yet... Read More...