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Immunizable Disease Occurrence and Prevention in Seattle: 1890-1964

Year: 1965

Type: article

Abstract: WITH the excellent antigenic materials now available a person and entire com¬ munities can be provided with virtually com¬ plete protection against historically important diseases such as smallpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and poliomyelitis.Why, then, is im¬ munization with these antigens incomplete?Why isn't everyone immunized?The answer is complex and varies by time, place, person, and antigen.Obviously, because of great cultural differences and varied ex¬ periences with disease the extent of application of immunization differs greatly by country.Less obviously within the United States, the extent differs by State, county, city, and neigh¬ borhood according to community origins, ex¬ perience with disease, intelligence, education, wealth, and availability of immunization from public and private sources.But even under the best of circumstances in many of this country's most progressive communities, many people re¬ main unimmunized.Why?

Source: Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

DOI: 10.2307/4592590

Authors: Reimert T. Ravenholt, Mary Jo Levinski, Mary Johnson, Astrid M. Ravenholt

Institutions: Public Health – Seattle & King County, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2253005226

FWCI: 7.221

Cites: 15

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10