project deals with the ways to fight poliomyelitis through a large scale immunization programmer‚ co-operating with various international institutions‚ state governments and Non Governmental Organizations. This campaign is called Pulse Polio. The vaccination for polio started around 1978 with Expanded Program in Immunization (EPI). By 1984‚ it was successful in covering around 40% of all infants. By 1985‚ the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) covered all the districts of the country and by 1995 the
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worked in Jenner’s favour to bring medical progress. In 1802 and 1807‚ Parliament gave Edward Jenner £30‚000 to develop his work on vaccination. This clearly indicates that without the help of Parliament‚ Jenner’s work would not have shown as much signs of advancement; hence he would not have had the money to progress. In addition to this‚ fifty years later vaccination was made compulsory in Britain which led a dramatic drop in smallpox cases. This evidently shows that without the help of the Government
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Polio was eliminated from the U.S. by 1979 and from the western hemisphere by 1991. This is due to the polio vaccine created by Jonas Salk in 1955. What would happen if parents choose not to immunize their children? According to the CDC “stopping vaccination against polio will leave people susceptible to infection.” Polio while not always life threatening is a virus which usually leads to permanent physical disabilities‚ which often leaves its victims‚ who are mostly children‚ in braces‚ crutches‚ and
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Dr Jenner’s work resulted in more than 180‚000 people being vaccinated and the commencement of the mass production of smallpox vaccines. Also‚ in 1864‚ the smallpox vaccination became mandatory in England and Wales. The vaccinia virus‚ which is the virus that is used in the smallpox vaccine is a double stranded DNA virus (dsDNA virus) and unlike other dsDNA viruses‚ it can replicate inside the cytoplasm of the host cell
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study like this the number of participants should have been larger than that. Another conflict of interest was the way that it was presented to the media which in turn they started to spread the news and people started to panic and stop given the vaccination to their kids. The next thing that was done incorrectly it was that there was money given to Dr. Wakefield by lancet. The book puts it like this “This information prompted a partial retraction of the 1998 paper by the Lancet on grounds of “a
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morality‚ ethics‚ effectiveness‚ and /or safety of vaccinations. The medical and scientific evidence is that the benefits of preventing suffering and death from infectious diseases outweigh rare adverse effects of immunization. Since vaccination began in the late 18th century‚ opponents have claimed that vaccines do not work‚ that they are or may be dangerous‚ that individuals should rely on personal hygiene instead‚ or that mandatory vaccinations violate individual rights or religious principles
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the benefits and drawbacks of vaccinations for children. Also‚ whether it should be mandatory or not. However‚ every individual has a different perspective and looks at the issue from a different angle. Vaccines should be mandatory for children for three reasons‚ which are‚ prevent children from serious diseases. Also proven safe ingredients are used in vaccinations. As well as they protect children from having a disease for a very long time. Firstly‚ vaccinations are very important as they prevent
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effects that the vaccine could produce. The internet and the media along with some famous celebrities help fuel anti-vaccinations. This controversy over immunizations has cause much confusion and worry for parents. Even with the lack of respect that the media has occasionally shown to science‚ researchers need to continue their studies on the absence of negative effects from vaccinations
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the history of medicine‚ many innovations have occurred that impacted the world and vastly transformed the future of medicine. In my opinion‚ the four most important innovations in medicine are Vesalius’s book and view on anatomy‚ inoculation and vaccination‚ the microscope‚ and MRIs and CAT scans. The 16th century contained some of the greatest innovations of all time; one in particular was Vesalius’s anatomy book‚ De humani corporis fabrica. Vesalius’s book was the first medical book in which illustrations
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development of the smallpox vaccinationThe smallpox vaccination is known as vaccinia (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/231773-overview). Vaccina is a live virus that is similar to smallpox. Vaccina will provide an individual with immunity against smallpox for three to five years and then will begin to decline. However‚ if the individual recevices an additional vaccination the the immunity will remain for a longer period of time. Vaccination aginst smallpox had ended in1972 and was only available
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