VAPP Archives

Attenuated Vaccines

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 14, 2016 August 10, 2019 / attenuated vaccines, live vaccines, mutant strains, vaccine types, VAPP

An attenuated vaccine is one that has been weakened, so that it can’t make you sick, but will still trigger the creation of antibodies and an immune reaction.

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By Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 17, 2016 August 10, 2019 / cVDPV, endemic, History of Vaccines, live vaccines, oral polio vaccine, polio, polio eradication, safety, side effects, vaccine myths, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, VAPP

VAPP or vaccine-associated paralytic polio are cases of polio that are actually caused by the oral polio vaccine.

Polio Vaccines

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 23, 2016 August 4, 2019 / Albert Sabin, History of Vaccines, immunization schedule, Jonas Salk, live vaccines, polio, polio eradication, polio vaccines, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, VAPP

The first polio vaccines were licensed in the 1950s and ’60s by Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin and have helped us get close to eradicating polio.

Live Vaccines

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / August 31, 2016 July 25, 2019 / available vaccines, cVDPV, live vaccines, OPV, shedding, VAPP

What are the risks and benefits of using live vaccines?

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