Myths of immunization

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References and links

1. Inflammation described by Celsus
2. What is an antigen?
3. Types of immunity
4. Plague in the middle ages
5. How India has defeated Polio, a BBC report
6. Edward Jenner – the man who saved more lives than any other man
7. Herd immunity
8. Algorithm for immunizing persons with egg allergies
9. Influenza vaccination in individuals with egg allergies
10. Ileal-lymphoid nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis and pervasive developmental disorder in children, Lancet 1998- the original article by AJ Wakefield that started the controversy over vaccination in the late 1990s
11. Wikipedia article on Andrew Wakefield
12. My comments on Wakefield findings dated January 2011
13. Article in The Telegraph reporting on the outbreak of Measles in Liverpool
14. Risk of seizures after whole cell pertussis or Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine
15. Gates foundation and vaccination