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Immunizations in the United States: Success, structure, and stress

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HEALTH AFFAIRS
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 599-610

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PROJECT HOPE
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.599

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  1. NCRR NIH HHS [1 P20 RR020735-01] Funding Source: Medline

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Immunization is a great success of preventive medicine. In the United States, most vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood are at or near record lows while the number of diseases preventable by vaccination has increased. These successes result from a comprehensive system that includes basic research; developing and testing vaccine candidates; a manufacturing base; a regulatory authority; development of immunization policies; implementation of immunization recommendations; and a compensation system for the few people unavoidably injured by vaccines. Despite the successes, the system faces numerous challenges, including vaccine supply, cost, and safety; adult immunization; vaccine research and development; and biopreparedness.

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