Vaccines

Vaccines are one of the most significant public health achievements of the last century. Their value extends beyond narrow health effects for vaccinated people to generating social and economic benefits.

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Publication

Immunisation for Everyone – The Polio Experience

1 September 1979

In the richer nations of Europe and North America the gaining of control over the common infectious illnesses was a long, gradual process. It was initiated…

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Publication

Vaccination

1 September 1974

During the past century the life expectancy at birth of the average Englishman has risen from 40 to around 70 years. Whereas it is likely that…