| Title |
Vaccine Innovation: Lessons from World War II
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Public Health Policy, March 2006
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| DOI | 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200064 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kendall Hoyt |
| Abstract |
World War II marked a watershed in the history of vaccine development as the military, in collaboration with academia and industry, achieved unprecedented levels of innovation in response to war-enhanced disease threats such as influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. In the 1940s alone, wartime programs contributed to the development of new or significantly improved vaccines for 10 of the 28 vaccine-preventable diseases identified in the 20th century. This article examines the historical significance of military organizations and national security concerns for vaccine development in the United States. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 21% |
| Canada | 4 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 16% |
| Unknown | 8 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 17 | 89% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 96% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 16% |
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 10% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 24% |
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