∗ Drs. Louis Cooper and Charles Alford, Jr., previously contributed to this chapter. § References . ‖ References . The impact of rubella virus infection and the progress made toward controlling congenital rubella infection have been well chronicled. Rubella was…
RUBELLA “German measles is extremely infectious. People catch it very easily. And there’s one thing about it that you’ve got to remember. If a woman contracts it in the first four months of pregnancy it may have a terribly serious…
Peter Gilbert, PhD Professor Biostatistics Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle Washington United States Research Professor Biostatistics University of Washington, Seattle Washington United States The determination of a correlate of protection (CoP) by a vaccine is often critical to its development,…
Vaccination as a deliberate attempt to protect humans against disease has a short history when measured against the myriad years that humans have sought to rid themselves of plagues and pestilence. Only in the 20th century did the practice flower…