Immunizations

Since the discovery of vaccines by Edward Jenner in 1796, we now have more than 30 vaccines against 26 of the main viral and bacterial infectious diseases, greatly minimizing further disease progression and transmission, therefore reducing disease incidence, severity, and mortality after exposure to these agents. When it comes to public health, each culture has a different history regarding medicine and immunology, and as a result, every culture holds a different set of perceptions and ideals surrounding vaccinations, resulting in varying strategies on how infectious diseases should be handled. This monograph looks at immunizations and vaccinations across different cultures and globally to explore the production and cost value regarding vaccinations, how vaccine accuracy and trust have changed over time, and what is next to come with the COVID-19 pandemic.

By: Maxwell Frye (BSPS) Zamir Latif (PharmD) Ronald Mahan (PharmD)