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Vaccine Injury Compensation Programs
In many countries, adverse medical events resulting from vaccination are compensated by government programs. More
Vaccines for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Two vaccines for STDs are currently in use. Ongoing efforts to develop vaccines for herpes and HIV may prove successful in the future. More
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History of Anti-vaccination Movements
Though many consider vaccination a top public health achievement of modern medicine, opposition to vaccination dates back to its introduction in the early 1800s. More
Different Types of Vaccines
Vaccines are made using several different processes. They may contain live viruses that have been attenuated (weakened or altered so as not to cause illness); inactivated or killed organisms or viruses; inactivated toxins (for bacterial diseases where toxins generated by the bacteria, and not the bacteria themselves, cause illness); or merely segments of the pathogen (this includes both subunit and conjugate vaccines). More
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How many serotypes does the adult pneumococcal vaccine cover?
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The adult vaccine covers 23 bacterial serotypes. Read more.