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Section 1. Active and Passive Immunization

Prologue

The ultimate goal of immunization is eradication or elimination of disease; the immediate goal is prevention of disease in people or groups. To accomplish these goals, physicians must make timely immunization, including active and passive immunoprophylaxis, a high priority in the care of infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The global eradication of smallpox in 1977, elimination of poliomyelitis disease from the Americas in 1991, elimination of ongoing measles transmission in 2000, and elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in 2004 from the United States serve as models for fulfilling the promise of disease control through immunization. . . . [Go to Full Text]


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