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Additional Resources
Bibliography
Readings on vaccines, research, and routine immunization programs
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
The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources from other agencies and organizations listed above. All Internet links were active as of March 2007.
Internet Resources
Online resources about vaccines, research, and routine immunization programs
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — National Immunization Project http://www.cdc.gov/nip/default.htm
Department of Health and Human Services — National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/
Food and Drug Administration
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccines.htm
National Institutes of Health —Vaccine Research Center http://www.vrc.nih.gov/VRC/
U.S. Agency for International Development — Immunization Basics http://www.immunizationbasics.jsi.com/
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations http://www.gavialliance.org/
Pan American Health Organization — Immunization http://www.paho.org/english/ad/fch/im/Vaccines.htm
World Health Organization — Expanded Programme on Immunization http://www.wpro.who.int/sites/epi/overview.htm
World Health Organization — Immunizations, Vaccines and Biologicals http://www.who.int/immunization/en/index.html
CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS
Childhood Immunization Support Program http://www.cispimmunize.org/
The Childhood Immunization Support Program, supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, offers information on immunization for parents.
PATH http://www.path.org/vaccineresources
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization working toward sustainable, culturally relevant solutions to enable communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.
Vaccine Education Center http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/microsite/microsite.jsp?id=75918
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sponsors this site devoted to dispelling misconceptions and misinformation surrounding childhood vaccines.
DISEASE VACCINE INITIATIVES
Aeras Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Foundation http://www.aeras.org/
Aeras works to develop new vaccines against tuberculosis and ensure availability to all who need them. A nonprofit organization, Aeras receives support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Government of Denmark.
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition http://www.avac.org
Founded in 1995, the nonprofit AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) seeks to promote accelerated research and global delivery of AIDS vaccines.
Center for HIV-AIDS Vaccine Immunology http://chavi.org/
The Center for HIV-AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) is a consortium of universities and academic medical centers established by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to solve problems in HIV vaccine development and design.
Global Polio Eradication Initiative http://www.polioeradication.org/
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative http://www.iavi.org
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a nonprofit organization operating in 23 countries and working to speed the search for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
Malaria Vaccine Initiative http://malariavaccine.org
The mission of the Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) is to accelerate the development of promising malaria vaccine and to ensure its availability and accessibility in the developing world.
Smithsonian Institution — Whatever Happened to Polio? http://americanhistory.si.edu/polio/index.htm
Tuberculosis Vaccine Fact Sheet http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/250120.htm
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Allied Vaccine Group http://www.vaccine.org/
This site is a portal dedicated to presenting scientific information about vaccines.
Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/ http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/noneng.htm
The Immunization Action Coalition works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org/index.html
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is a nonprofit group working to educate the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
The National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) works to provide scientifically valid information related to immunization. NNii is an affiliation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other related associations.
The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources from other agencies and organizations listed above. All Internet links were active as of March 2007.
From the March 2007 eJournal USA, “Lifesaving Vaccines”
