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20231159

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
The discovery of a novel influenza strain at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in 1976-dubbed Swine Flu-prompted differing responses from national and international health organizations. The United States crafted a vaccination campaign to inoculate every citizen; conversely, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a 'wait and see' policy. An examination of the WHO conference that issued the influenza policy reveals the decision was driven by the limits of its member states' ability to produce inactivated vaccine and concern over the premature use of unstable live-virus vaccines. The WHO recommendation's reliance upon an uneven surveillance system would have replicated the 1957 and 1968 vaccination failures if a pandemic had appeared.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1468-4373
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
478-513
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
WHO knows best? National and international responses to pandemic threats and the "lessons" of 1976.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of History, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260-0045, USA. george.dehner@wichita.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Historical Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't