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"Smallpox vaccine: contraindications, administration, and adverse reactions". American Family Physician. 68 (5): 889– 896. PMID 13678138. ProQuest 73658843. CDC Smallpox Home; Quick Guide to Preexposure Smallpox Vaccination; U.S. Food and Drug Administration – Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) Supporting Documents older than ...
Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin) to treat several health conditions. [13] [14] These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Kawasaki disease, certain cases of HIV/AIDS and measles, Guillain–Barré syndrome, and certain other infections when a ...
1981 – First vaccine for hepatitis B (first vaccine to target a cause of cancer) 1984 – First vaccine for chicken pox; 1985 – First vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae type b (HiB) 1989 – First vaccine for Q fever [12] 1990 – First vaccine for hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; 1991 – First vaccine for hepatitis A [13]
[1] [5] The immunoglobulin is categorized as immunoglobulin G (IgG). [4] Since the tetanus toxin permanently binds to human tissues, only unbounded molecules can be neutralized by the immunoglobulin. [2] Use of the horse version became common in the 1910s, while the human version came into frequent use in the 1960s. [6]
The latest study found that COVID-19 vaccines help prevent young children from being hospitalized. New study confirms effectiveness of COVID vaccines for kids under age 5: 'It helps keep children ...
Since 1990, when the vaccine was introduced as a routine vaccination in children, rates of acute Hepatitis B has decreased in the United States by 82%. This vaccine is given as a series of shots, the first dose is given at birth, the second between 1 and 2 months, and the third, and possibly fourth, between 6 and 18 months.
Pfizer reported its vaccine for children 5 to 11 was safe and effective in late September and filed for emergency use authorization on Oct. 7. That EUA was granted Nov. 2.
Vaccination rates for preschool-aged children from 1967–2012, with Vaccines for Children program era marked. Immunization rates for all pre-school aged children increased to at least 90% for most vaccines in the 1990s. It is difficult to discern if this increase was directly caused by the VFC program.