Vaccination in Older Adults: Erasure, Barriers, and Hesitancy (Part Three)

By Patricia Harte-Maxwell The future may not be known, but current examples of vaccination securing life and opening doors exist. For example, vaccinations are recommended for travellers visiting countries where polio is endemic; some schools, like medical programs, and occupations require vaccinations to shadow or work in clinics and hospitals; and, related back to the…

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The Miraculous Vaccine: Influenza Brings Perspective to SARS-CoV-2 and the Reality of Vaccination

By Patricia Harte-Maxwell In 1722 Mr. Maitland’s Account of Inoculating the Small Pox was published in England. The goal of the account was to give “to the World a certain Method of Relieving Mankind, and rescuing them from Fears and fatal Effects of that very loathsome and malignant Disease” (2) known as smallpox. For Maitland,…

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