A Shot in the Arm…for Vaccines
Health research tends to look to the future. But every once and a while, we also need to look in the rearview mirror
We just spotted this article about a major success story. In a sentence: Chickenpox deaths may be a thing of the past thanks to previous vaccination efforts.
A full copy of the study has been made available to the public and it can be read here.
Unless you have been on a distant planet for the past few years, you are likely aware of the autism controversies that have impacted parents’ decisions about whether to vaccinate their children.
A while back, we spoke with OHSU’s Dr. Mark Slifka of the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute about vaccine benefits and concerns.
Here’s what he had to say:
