Which Diseases are Vaccine Preventable?
There are many more vaccine preventable diseases that we are never routinely vaccinated against.
There are many more vaccine preventable diseases that we are never routinely vaccinated against.
From historical safety concerns, like the Cutter Incident in 1955 or the withdrawal of the first rotavirus vaccine in 1999, to improvements in vaccine safety and the control, elimination, and eradication of vaccine-preventable diseases, understanding the history of vaccines can help you understand how important vaccines really are to us all.
An adenovirus vaccine is available, but is only given to enlisted soldiers during basic training.
Biothrax, an anthrax vaccine that was first approved in 1970, can be given to those who are at high risk for exposure to anthrax in a series of five doses.