When the human immune system is exposed to a disease once, it can develop the ability to quickly respond to a subsequent infection. Therefore, by exposing an individual to an immunogen in a controlled way, their body will then be able to protect itself from infection later on in life.
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WHO - Immunization. Vaccines and Biologicals - The World Health Organization's programme comprises 5 departments : Quality Assurance and Safety of Biologicals (QSB), Vaccine Development (VAD), Vaccine Assessment and Monitoring (VAM), Access to Technologies (ATT) and Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).
Vaccination - Outlines the importance of immunization and vaccination for adults and children. Also discusses risks and current issues.
Meta Description: [ Outlines the importance of immunization and vaccination for adults and children. Also discusses risks and current issues. ]
EuroELSAV - Ethical, legal and social aspects of vaccine research and vaccinations policies in Europe.
Meta Description: [ ethics, bioethics, ethical issues, biomedical ethics, immunization ]
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) - Aims to boost immunization rates and prevent disease, with special regard to hepatitis B.
Meta Description: [ The Immunization Action Coalition and the Hepatitis B Coalition
disseminate information on prevention and treatment of Hepatitis B and
childhood and adult immunizations. ]
ImmunoFacts - Deals with US Canadian vaccine recommendations, state and international vaccine information, practice safety issues, laws regulations, and government databases.
Meta Description: [ Your comprehensive link to the most up-to-date, expert immunization resources available via the Internet. Use this site as the jumping-off point for the best in vaccine and antibody information. ]
Institute for Vaccine Safety (IVS) - Providing up-to-date information and links on specific vaccine safety issues as they arise in the media.
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International Vaccine Institute (IVI) - Founded on the belief that health in developing countries can be dramatically improved by the development, introduction and use of new and improved vaccines and that these vaccines should be developed through a dynamic interaction among science, public health, and business.
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National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI) - Extensive information on adolescent and adult immunizations. Fact sheets, publications and recommended schedules listed online.
National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) - The mission of the NNii is to provide the public, health professionals, policy makers, and the media with up-to-date, scientifically valid information related to immunization to help them understand the issues and to make informed decisions.
Protecting Health Through Immunization - Information about vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine safety, recommended childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules, answers to frequently asked questions, and other information about protecting your health and improving your safety by Aventis Pasteur, Inc.
Meta Description: [ Immunization Center for Health Care Professionals and Consumers ]
Sabin Vaccine Institute - The Albert B.Sabin Vaccine Institute promotes rapid scientific advances in vaccine development, delivery and distribution worldwide.
Meta Description: [ This website's goal is to provide more information and links to scientists, researchers and the general public regarding the major initiatives of the institute in the areas of vaccine research and vaccine development, education, and public policy and advocacy. The SVI is dedicated to continuing t... ]
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development - The SCVD fosters interdisciplinary collaborations in the areas of research, policy, and education to facilitate the translation of laboratory findings to prevention of infectious diseases.
Smallpox Vaccine Research - Medical College of Wisconsin researchers have been studying vaccinia virus, which makes up the smallpox vaccine, as a way of understanding how viruses and vaccines work at the cellular level.
Meta Description: [ Medical College of Wisconsin researchers have been studying vaccinia virus, which makes up the smallpox vaccine, as a way of understanding how viruses and vaccines work at the cellular level. The research may lead to advances in preventing and treating smallpox.
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Strategic Health Systems - An information system to help health care providers standardize the way immunizations are administered and recorded.
Student Vaccines.com - Provides information on student vaccines against meningitis.
Meta Description: [ sanofi pasteur Canada, pharmaceutical company: Diphtheria, Poliomyelitis, A & C meningococcal infections, Rabies, Hib, Rubella, Hepatitis A & B, Smallpox, Tetanus, Influenza, Tuberculosis, Measles, Typhoid Fever, Mumps, Varicella, Pertussis, Yellow Fever, Pneumococcal infections vaccination. ]
Therapeutic vaccines - Part of Molecular Immunology website. Therapeutic vaccines classified according to components (including live, attenuated, subunit, dendritic cells and DNA vaccines) for infectious agents and tumors.
US–Indo Vaccine Research Program - Details of a bilateral program involving the USA and India in laboratory-based research, epidemiological studies, field trials, quality control, and delivery of vaccines. A department of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Vaccination - This tries to help by giving simple facts about the different diseases, their corresponding vaccines / vaccinations and the risks attached to both, places to find guidance and allow you to meet others in the same situation.
Meta Description: [ Vaccination at vaccination.co.uk tries to help, in the decision making process that comes with having vaccinations, by giving information, places to find guidance and allow you to meet others in the same situation. ]
Vaccination Services of America - National provider of vaccination services including flu shots.
Vaccine - A journal for academics and workers in the field of vaccination. Relevant topics range from basic research through to applications, safety and legislation.
Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative (VISI) - Uniform guidelines and resources for vaccine packaging, labeling, and recording to enhance the safety of vaccination and the accuracy and convenience of transferring vaccine identifying information into medical records and immunization registries.
Meta Description: [ Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative (VISI): Main page ]
Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) - Part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). PDF files of the current statements are handouts for practice displays and to give to patients.
Meta Description: [ Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are produced by the CDC to explain to vaccine recipients both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law requires that VISs be handed out before vaccinations are given. ]
Vaccine Knowledge Quiz - Active Learning Centre - Tests vaccine knowledge, has database of information.
Vaccine Page, The - Collects updated information about vaccines and immunology for all audiences.
Meta Description: [ The Vaccine Page is a serious attempt to collect all useful information about vaccines, organize it meaningfully, present it appropriately for each of several distinct audiences intererested in vaccines, and above all, keep it up to date. ]
Vaccine possibilities for Chagas' disease - A report into research for a vaccine to immunize against the one of the major causes of infectious disease in pooper South American Countries.
Meta Description: [ Report on current research for a vaccine against chagas' disease. ]
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VaxiPred: A software package for computer aided vaccine design - VaxiPred is a web server for computer aided vaccine design, developed by BioMantra and IMTECH. It integrates more than ten Immunoinformatics web servers and two databases developed at Dr G P S Raghava’s group.
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