Research Notes on Vaccines
Vaccines are used to improve immunity to a particular disease. The immune system recognizes vaccine agents as foreign, destroys them, and develops antibodies to that disease. A vaccine must contain at least one antigen from the bacteria or virus. Vaccines do not guarantee complete protection from a disease.
Fast Facts:
- The first vaccine (Smallpox) was developed in 1796.
- The word vaccine is derived from vacca, the Latin word for cow.
- By the age of 2 years, a child may receive up to 23 shots since many vaccines need to be administered more than once.
5 Great Resources on Vaccines
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Vaccine Safety Concerns
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Vaccines
- National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC): NVIC Home
- KidsHealth: Your Child's Immunizations
- World Association for Vaccine Education (WAVE): WAVE - About Us
5 Latest Headlines on Vaccines
What are Vaccines?
- Wikipedia: Vaccine
- BC HealthFiles: Childhood Vaccines: What Is In the Vaccines and Why
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: What Are Vaccines?
What are the Uses for Vaccines?
- CDC: Why Immunize?
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (via CNN Health): Immunization: Why Vaccines Are So Important to Safeguarding Health (Aug. 18, 2005)
- PKIDS: Immunizations and Vaccines are Necessary
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Vaccines?
- CDC: Possible Side-effects from Vaccines
- YourAsthmaTreatment: Allergy to Vaccines
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Vaccine Considerations
What are the Alternatives to Vaccines?
- Randall Neustaedter O.M.D. (via HealthWorld Online): About Vaccine Choices
- Vaccine Information & Awareness: Vaccine Information & Awareness
- Stand Up Be Counted: Vaccination Safety Tips
- NVIC: State Exemptions
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Vaccines?
- rVita: Fears of Vaccination? Parents Have Another Choice
- Randall Neustaedter O.M.D. (via HealthWorld Online): Alternative Vaccines
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Vaccines
- VeggieBoards: Does Anyone NOT Vaccinate or Has Anyone
- iVillage: Vaccine Support
- Vaccine Awakening: AAP Leadership Fights Informed Vaccine Choices
- HealthBoards: Vaccinations
- BabyCenter: Vaccine Issues and Concerns
- Home Theater Forum: Do you Believe in Vaccinations for Your Baby/Toddler?
- MotheringDotCommune: Vaccinations
Clinical Trials for Vaccines
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Research on Vaccines
- CenterWatch: Vaccines Research
Controversy and Lawsuits about Vaccines
- Health Resources and Services Administration: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)
- Newsweek Health: Vaccine Debate Heads to Court (Nov. 16, 2007)
- Wikipedia: Vaccine Controversy
- Natural News Network: Childhood Vaccinations Hoax - Not Effective and at Worst, Harmful (Feb. 08, 2008)
- WebMD: FAQ: Vaccine Court Hears Autism Cases (May 14, 2008)
Abuse of Vaccines
- Natural News Network: Vaccines and Medical Experiments on Children, Minorities, Woman and Inmates (1845 - 2007) (Dec. 14, 2007 )
- POPLINE (POPulation Information Online): Vaccine Contraceptives: Wisdom, Optimism and Combatting the Potential for Abuse. (Nov. 1994)
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Vaccines
- PubMed Central: Articles About Vaccines
- JAMA: Vaccines Articles
- Google Scholar: Articles on Vaccines
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