Introduction: Vaccine Technologies and Public Health: Why a Critical Review Now?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2009
Abstract
Since Jenner's time, there have always been enthusiasts and skeptics about the role of vaccines in the prevention of disease. This introduction explains why, at this time, it is crucial to assess the historical role vaccines have played in limiting damage caused by infectious diseases, the role they can play in the future, and the technologies that are best suited to achieving optimal gains for public health and development worldwide.
- Type
- Special Section: Vaccines and Public Health: Assessing Technologies and Public Policies
- Information
- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , Winter 1994 , pp. 1 - 6
- Copyright
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994
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