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JAMA. 1968;204(2):156-160.

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Because man has learned that immunization is important for improvement of his ecology,¹ he has made good use of immunization methods, relying on vaccines as a basic tool of preventive medicine. The freedom from smallpox in the United States for 19 years by means of vaccination is an example of such reliance. On the other hand, the continued existence of smallpox in some other countries is an indication of the inadequate use of vaccination.

Although great successes against poliomyelitis² and currently against measles³ have followed the development and use of newer immunizations, the need exists for their more widespread application in the United States, particularly for reaching nonimmunized population groups. The threat of resurgence of these diseases also exists, but such resurgence can be curbed by adequate attention to new arrivals in each community.

Today, safe and effective immunizing agents against six diseases ought to be in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Footnotes
This statement of the Council on Environmental and Public Health was derived from the AMA Symposium on Immunization, Atlanta, Oct 17, 1966, and a meeting, New Orleans, Aug 1, 1967, with the following advisers: H. Bruce Dull, MD, Secretary, Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Theodore J. Nereim, MD, Chairman, American Academy of General Practice Commission on Environmental Medicine; and Margaret H.D. Smith, MD, Chairman, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Control of Infectious Diseases.

This statement follows one on Measles Immunization, JAMA 198:837-838 (Nov 21) 1966.

Reprint requests to AMA Department of Environmental Health, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, Ill 60610.

The recommendations within this statement are those of the AMA Council, and bear no formal concurrence or endorsement of other organizations.

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