Triumphs of Immunization

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: John F Modlin, Geisel School of Medicine; William Schaffner, Vanderbilt University; Walter Orenstein, Emory University; Ananda S Bandyopadhyay, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-10-01
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab123
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Volume: 224
• Issue: 12 Suppl 2
• Start Page: S307
• End Page: S309
• Keywords: vaccines; VACCINATION COVERAGE; Science & Technology; IMPACT; immunization impact; VACCINES; Infectious Diseases; global health; PROGRAM; UNITED-STATES; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Microbiology; Immunology
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

The global coronavirus pandemic we now confront has led to unprecedented mortality, strained our medical systems, disrupted our daily lives, and created economic stress unlike any other event in our lifetime. The origin is a novel virus that has swept across the globe with surprising speed, aided by air travel and a complete absence of population immunity. There can be no clearer reminder of the importance of immunization to modern civilization.