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Origin of AIDS: The Polio Vaccine (CBC ‘Witness’, 2004)
http://drey.orgfree.com On April 12, 1955 Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was first licensed for public use in the U.S. In the years afterwards 90 million America… Video Rating: 4 / 5
Propaganda Used for Promoting the Polio Vaccine
Propaganda was used heavily to promote the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the March of Dimes solution to the polio epidemics – a vaccine. Th… Video Rating: 5 / 5
Poor vaccine uptake blamed for polio rise in Pakistan, Afghanistan – News-Medical.Net
The number of cases of poliomyelitis per year in Pakistan and Afghanistan has more than doubled since 2006 despite improvements in available vaccine efficacy, show study findings in The Lancet. The researchers found that there was a correlation … Bing … Continue reading
Study: Shingles vaccine safe for patients on immune-suppressing drugs – CNN
Shingles is a painful but common condition, affecting half of Americans by age 85. All adults aged 60 and older should receive a vaccine against it, according to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. But not everyone is … … Continue reading
Narcolepsy linked to flu vaccine in 25 children – Irish Times
A REPORT commissioned by the Department of Health is expected to show there is an association between the swine flu vaccine and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in at least 25 Irish children. The young people affected range from five to … Continue reading
Polio Disease: Funding Poliomyelitis Vaccine and Treatment for Polio – Associated Content
Funding for polio research comes from different sources, which unite to fight this debilitating disease. Polio affects children all over the world and is still endemic in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. Some parts of the world, such as the … Continue reading
Polio Vaccine
Currently there are two polio vaccines that are in use throughout the world to fight against polio. Jonas Salk, the man who invented the first, started his work on a vaccine in 1955. The vaccine worked in two steps: first … Continue reading
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine Industry in China Sees Bright Prospect
FMD is an acute, hot and contact epidemic among cloven-hoofed animals caused by FMD virus. It spreads rapidly and widely. Once catching FMD, adult animals die with blisters and ulcers on oral cavity mucous membrane, hoof and breast while young … Continue reading
Information on Yellow Fever Vaccine
WHAT IS IT?? The yellow fever vaccine used to prevent infection by the virus of yellow fever. We recommend immunization against yellow fever for every person in 9 months of age and older who are traveling or living in areas … Continue reading
