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CONTENTS
About This Issue
Introduction
Reaching Every Child
The Promise of Vaccines
Success in Measles Control
One Dose at a Time
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Stopping Polio Forever: A Photo Story
How the World Fights the Flu
Vaccines in the 21st Century
Ending Disease, Ending Poverty
What Are Neglected Tropical Diseases?
Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Vaccines
Concerns About Vaccine Safety
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Lifesaving Vaccines
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition. AIDS Vaccines: The Next Frontiers. New York: The Coalition, 2006.
http://www.avac.org/pdf/reports/2006_Report/AVAC_Report_2006_single.pdf

Allen, Arthur. Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007.

Bilous, Julian, et al. "A New Global Immunisation Vision and Strategy." The Lancet, vol. 367, no. 9521 (May 6, 2006): pp. 1464-1466.

Dugger, Celia W. "Mothers of Nepal Vanquish a Killer of Children [measles]." The New York Times (April 30, 2006): p. 1.

Dugger, Celia W., and Donald G. McNeil, Jr. "Rumor, Fear and Fatigue Hinder Final Push to End Polio." The New York Times (March 20, 2006): p. 1.

Hotez, Peter J. "The 'Biblical Diseases' and U.S. Vaccine Diplomacy." Brown Journal of World Affairs, vol. 12, no. 2 (Winter 2005/Spring 2006): pp. 247-258.

Hotez, Peter J., and Meghan T. Ferris. "The Antipoverty Vaccines." Vaccine, vol. 24, no. 31/32 (July 2006): pp. 5787-5799.

Hotez, Peter J., et al. "Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: A Comprehensive Pro-Poor Health Policy and Strategy for the Developing World." PLoS Medicine, vol. 3, no. 5 (May 2006): pp. 576-584.

Houlton, Sarah. "A Jab to Beat Cancer?" Manufacturing Chemist, vol. 77, no. 9 (September 2006): pp. 59-62.

Kahn, Patricia, ed. AIDS Vaccine Handbook. New York: AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, 2nd edition, 2005.
http://www.avac.org/handbook.htm

Leahy, Michael. "Breaking the Cycle [malaria]." The Washington Post Magazine (October 8, 2006): pp. 16-23, 31-36.

Plotkin, Stanley A. "Vaccines: Past, Present and Future." Nature Medicine, vol. 11 Supplement (April 2005): pp. 5-11.

Plotkin, Stanley A. "Why Certain Vaccines Have Been Delayed or Not Developed at All." Health Affairs, vol. 24, no. 3 (May/June 2005): pp. 631-635.

Seytre, Bernard, and Mary Shaffer. The Death of a Disease: A History of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2005.

U.S. Agency for International Development. Immunization Essentials: A Practical Field Guide. Washington, D.C.: USAID, 2003.
http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACU960.pdf

Wardlaw, Tessa, et al. "Pneumonia: The Leading Killer of Children." The Lancet, vol. 368, no. 9541 (September 23, 2006): pp. 1048-1050.

Wechsler, Jill. "New Research Models Spur Third-World Efforts." Applied Clinical Trials, vol. 15, no. 9 (September 2006): pp. 22-26.

Wolfson, Lara J., et al. "Has the 2005 Measles Mortality Reduction Goal Been Achieved? A Natural History Modelling Study," The Lancet, vol. 369, no. 9557 (January 20, 2007): pp. 191-200.

World Health Organization. Immunization in Practice: A Practical Resource Guide for Health Workers. Geneva: WHO, 2004.
http://www.who.int/vaccines-documents/DoxTrng/h4iip.htm

World Health Organization and UNICEF. Global Immunization Vision and Strategy 2006-2015. Geneva and New York: WHO and UNICEF, 2005.
http://www.who.int/vaccines-documents/DocsPDF05/GIVS_Final_EN.pdf

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