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Volume 347:1474-1475 November 7, 2002 Number 19 Next

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Vaccines represent one of the most effective interventions in medicine. They can protect whole populations from potentially dangerous diseases. Because vaccines are usually given to healthy people, especially children, any concern about the safety of vaccines has to be taken very seriously. Even with close scrutiny, the overall safety record of vaccines is extraordinarily good.

Despite this safety record, for a surprising number of vaccines, there have been widely publicized but unsubstantiated claims of adverse effects (see Table). When suspicions about a vaccine begin to spread, there may be dangerous consequences for the public health. Such is currently the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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