vaccination

The word vaccination comes from the Latin word vaccinae meaning “of the cow.”

Vaccine Science 2010

"What do you mean by what you call the vaccination dodge?"

Weapons of Mystery Joseph Hocking 1898

While he emphasized, in an e-mail exchange, that increased vaccination is still the best way to lower the pertussis rates at present, in the long run public health officials can't avoid facing the evidence of bacterial mutation and "should strive for pertussis vaccines that protect longer."

Whooping cough makes a comeback Arthur Allen 2010

In the U.S. vaccination is not routinely recommended and, in fact, the vaccine is not available.

Vaccine Schedules 2010

While he emphasized, in an e-mail exchange, that increased vaccination is still the best way to lower the pertussis rates at present, in the long run public health officials can't avoid facing the evidence of bacterial mutation and "should strive for pertussis vaccines that protect longer."

Whooping cough makes a comeback Arthur Allen 2010

A: One of the most compelling arguments for flu vaccination is to provide herd immunity.

Facts About Swine Flu 2009

• Incidence rate of cervical cancer with Cervarix vaccination is 9/100,000 per year -- better than with Gardasil, but still more than with screening alone.

Marcia G. Yerman: An Interview with Dr. Diane M. Harper, HPV Expert Marcia G. Yerman 2010

A: One of the most compelling arguments for flu vaccination is to provide herd immunity.

Facts About Swine Flu 2009

• Incidence of cervical cancer without screening and without vaccination is nearly 90/100,000 per year.

Marcia G. Yerman: An Interview with Dr. Diane M. Harper, HPV Expert Marcia G. Yerman 2010

A: One of the most compelling arguments for flu vaccination is to provide herd immunity.

Facts About Swine Flu 2009