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This Memorial Day Remember Those Who Lost the Fight to Now Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Vincent Iannelli, MD / May 27, 2024 / diphtheria, George Washington, hygiene, measles, Memorial Day, military vaccines, plague, sanitation, smallpox, tetanus, typhoid fever, war, war pestilances, yellow fever

On Memorial Day, we remember U.S. military personnel who died in service. Historically, infectious diseases posed a greater threat than combat. General George Washington mandated inoculation in 1777. Vaccines developed from the late 18th to mid-20th century countered diseases such as smallpox, typhoid, and influenza in the military. This Memorial Day, we honor their sacrifice and the role of vaccines.

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Vaccines and Gulf War Syndrome

Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 26, 2020 / adjuvants, anthrax, ASIA, bolutism, contaminated vaccines, Gulf War Illness, Gulf War Syndrome, military immunization schedule, military vaccines, pesticides, plague, squalene, Vaccine Misinformation

There is little evidence to support any link between vaccines and Gulf War Syndrome.

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Mumps on the USS Fort McHenry

Vincent Iannelli, MD / April 6, 2019 / benefits, media, military immunization schedule, military vaccines, MMR vaccine, mumps, mumps outbreaks, mumps symptoms, mumps testing, orchitis, parotitis, propaganda, quarantines, RFK Jr, risks, USS Fort McHenry, Vaccine Misinformation, waning immunity

While there is a mumps outbreak on a Navy ship, it is important to keep in mind that in the pre-vaccine era, many more sailors would have gotten sick and they would have more complications.

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What is Eczema Vaccinatum?

Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 13, 2019 / contraindications, eczema, eczema vaccinatum, eradicated diseases, herd immunity, live vaccines, military vaccines, OPV, oral polio vaccine, shedding, shedding season, smallpox, smallpox vaccine

There is a very good reason that eczema is a contraindication to getting the smallpox vaccine.

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