RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VACCINES

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VACCINES

Development of vaccines along with that of antimicrobials is the major achievement of medical science. Vaccination has eliminated a large part of the infectious diseases that once killed millions of people. A report from the World Health Organization states that today vaccines prevent 2.5 million d...

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Main Author: Abdul Haque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Faisalabad 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of University Medical & Dental College
Online Access:http://jumdc.com/index.php/jumdc/article/view/606
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spelling doaj-4f75375ad1f740dd9f0f9584182eb0552021-04-16T23:08:51ZengUniversity of FaisalabadJournal of University Medical & Dental College2221-78272310-55422020-01-0183RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN VACCINES Abdul Haque 0Professor of Pathology Director Advances Studies and Research The University of Faisalabad Development of vaccines along with that of antimicrobials is the major achievement of medical science. Vaccination has eliminated a large part of the infectious diseases that once killed millions of people. A report from the World Health Organization states that today vaccines prevent 2.5 million deaths per year: Every minute five lives are saved by vaccines worldwide. It is not difficult to imagine the impact of vaccination if we just think that in the 20th century smallpox alone killed 300 million people, and that no one dies from it today because the virus has been eradicated thanks to vaccination in 1978. Furthermore, thanks to new technologies, vaccines now have the potential of preventing and treating not only communicable diseases in all ages, but also non-communicable diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. http://jumdc.com/index.php/jumdc/article/view/606
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description Development of vaccines along with that of antimicrobials is the major achievement of medical science. Vaccination has eliminated a large part of the infectious diseases that once killed millions of people. A report from the World Health Organization states that today vaccines prevent 2.5 million deaths per year: Every minute five lives are saved by vaccines worldwide. It is not difficult to imagine the impact of vaccination if we just think that in the 20th century smallpox alone killed 300 million people, and that no one dies from it today because the virus has been eradicated thanks to vaccination in 1978. Furthermore, thanks to new technologies, vaccines now have the potential of preventing and treating not only communicable diseases in all ages, but also non-communicable diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.
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