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• Impact of Vaccination in the 20th Century


  Vaccinations developed for diseases like Whooping Cough, Diptheria, and Polio; introduction of MMR and Hepatitis B vaccinations
• Expansion of Vaccination

  Normalization of vaccinations for worldwide travel; introduction of new vaccines for viruses like flu and cervical cancer
• Backlash Against Vaccination

  Dr. Wakefield's 1998 article linking MMR jab to Autism; panic and decrease in vaccination rates; increase in measles cases
• Increase in Vaccination Rates

  Rise in vaccinated individuals to 93% after measles epidemic in 2012
• Contributions of Jenner, Snow, Pasteur, and Koch


  Jenner and Snow's early discoveries; Pasteur and Koch's Germ Theory and bacteriology advancements
• Importance of Germ Theory

  Highlighted link between germs and diseases; facilitated further vaccine development
• Development of Medicine

  Medicine often based on trial and error; key discoveries sometimes made by chance or fluke