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About ISV - History - The History of the Vaccines
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The History of Vaccines
A Project of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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The History of Vaccines—www.historyofvaccines.org a website that chronicles
the compelling history of vaccination, from pre-Jennerian variolation practices,
to the defeat of polio in the Western Hemisphere, to cutting-edge approaches to
novel vaccines and vaccine delivery. Visitors to the site will find the following: |
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Timelines • Vaccines for smallpox, diphtheria, yellow fever, measles,
rubella, pneumococcal disease, and more. • The lives and work of Edward Jenner,
Louis Pasteur, and Maurice Hilleman |
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More Than 30 Articles • The History of Anti-Vaccination Movements
• The Role of the Military in Vaccine Development • Cultural Perspectives on Vaccination
• The Scientific Method in Vaccine History • The Future of Immunization • And
Many More |
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Media Gallery • 400 images • Video Interviews with Robert Austrian,
Baruch Blumberg, D.A. Henderson, Maurice Hilleman, Sam Katz, C. Everett Koop, Hilary
Koprowski, and Stanley Plotkin. |
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Multimedia Activities • How Vaccines Work • Koch’s Postulates •
Herd Immunity • Types of vaccines • How Vaccines Are Made • Understanding Risk •
Vaccine Creation/Epidemic Simulation Game • History of the Immunization Schedule |
| Advisors to The History of Vaccines include Stanley Plotkin, Paul Offit, representatives
from pediatric and infectious disease practice, the public health sphere, and the
academic history of medicine. |
| Please visit The History of Vaccines and offer suggestions for its expansion and
improvement. Suggestions and comments may be sent to vaccines@collegeofphysicians.org. |
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www.historyofvaccines.org, go to their website. |
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