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The Hospital Rock Engravings of Farmington, Connecticut

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 18, 2018 / antigen counts, eradication, History of Vaccines, inoculation, pre-vaccine era, quarantines, smallpox, smallpox epidemic, smallpox vaccine, variolation

Hundreds of people got safely inoculated against smallpox and left their names on Hospital Rock near Farmington, Connecticut just before Edward Jenner discovered the first smallpox vaccine.

Myths About Polio and Acute Flaccid Paralysis

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / June 21, 2017 / AFP, conspiracy theories, eradication, non-polio AFP, polio, polio vaccines, Vaccine Misinformation, vaccine myths

Acute flaccid paralysis can be caused by the polio virus, but non-polio acute flaccid paralysis becomes a more important cause once polio is eliminated in a region.

Is the Anti-Vaccine Movement Growing?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 4, 2017 / clusters, crossover point, eradication, history of the anti-vaccine movement, Outbreaks, pockets of susceptibles, pre-vaccine era, side effects, vaccine coverage, Vaccine Education

Although they may have an easier time reaching more people on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and with Amazon, the overwhelming majority of parents vaccinate their kids and aren’t influenced by what some people think is a growing anti-vaccine movement.

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The Hospital Rock Engravings of Farmington, Connecticut

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