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Published on: May 19, 2020
Historical aspects of immunization and vaccine safety communication
1Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Haus 41, 24105 Kiel, Germany. s.helfert@neurologie.uni-kiel.de.
Abstract:
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.
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