History Of Vaccines

Native Americans learned the hard way how the first vaccine ever could be used as a political weapon and a reward for allegiance. https://buff.ly/3jTCFhk

OPINION: Comparing the number of influenza deaths to the number of COVID-19 deaths is not helpful because of how the calculations are made. https://buff.ly/2yRasoN

President Trump is not the first Chief Executive of the United States to deal with an infectious disease. https://buff.ly/2SmrPEp

During the 2002-2004 SARS epidemic in Toronto, plenty of people suffered. Their stories are interestingly parallel to what is going on today all over the world with COVID-19. https://buff.ly/34eJKT5

The mathematics of mask-wearing. Why do masks that are 50% effective have an impact greater than 50% in preventing contagion of airborne disease. https://buff.ly/35jwuyx

In a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, experts from CDC, NIH and other health agencies testify about COVID-19 and the prospects of a vaccine against it. https://buff.ly/3mZdT1g

101 years ago this week, Baltimore was about to get slammed by the influenza pandemic of 1918. A month later, 3,000 people were dead. Throughout, there were arguments on what to do, including mask-wearing. https://buff.ly/2Eu7fys

Beef and Dairy cattle have a new vaccine to prevent common causes of pneumonia in bovines.. https://buff.ly/2FIYXTu

The coronavirus vaccine is not the first time the United States -- and other nations -- have tried to fast-track a vaccine. https://buff.ly/2ZDnmBl

Vaccine clinics have started around the country. This one, in Bartholomew County, Indiana, is one of them. https://buff.ly/33uyGAO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to lay the groundwork for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by November 1. https://buff.ly/2Z4jpFj

The National Academies of Science, Medicine and Engineering recommend that an eventual COVID-19 vaccine should not be distributed on a "first come, first served" basis. Instead, it should be targeted based on risk. https://buff.ly/2ETj1m9

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