Immunization from the Perspective of a Millennium

Abstract

Credit

This lesson is good for 0.2 CE units, with a passing grade of 70%.

Objectives

After completing this continuing education article, the pharmacist will be able to:

1. Describe the evolution of immunization over the past thousand years.

2. Discuss the impact of specific infectious diseases on world populations before the development of immunizations against them.

3. Understand the significance of immunization in increasing human lifespan.

3. Compare immunization policies of different eras in the 20th century.

4. Identify some potential new applications of immunological drugs in the 21st century.

Keywords

diphtheria immunization influenza life expectancy pneumonia smallpox tetanus vaccination variolation

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