Global Vaccine Market Surging to More Than $70 Billion by 2024
Within the health care and pharmaceutical industry, the global vaccine market is one of the fastest growing segments and new predictions estimate the value of the market to reach between $48 billion and more than $70 billion over the next five to eight years. According to a new report released by Transparency Market Research, the value…
The Immune System: The Body’s Battlefield
We often hear the terms immunity, the immune system and immune response thrown around when discussing the topic of vaccination. But do we really understand how the immune system is designed, its mechanism and the impact of vaccination on its overall function? Immunology is a vast and complex field of study, however, it is important to understand the basics…
Bernadine Healy: The Question of a Link Between Vaccines and Autism is Unanswered
The late Bernadine Healy, MD was an American cardiologist and internist. She was professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospital and dean of Ohio State University Medical School. She was president and chief executive officer of the American Red Cross. She was health editor for the magazine U.S. News & World Report. She also served as director…
I Love the Smell of Naled in the Morning—Battle Against Zika
An update on Zika. First area in Florida where Zika was found was in Wynwood. There are now 14 cases of Zika infection. All originating in the Wynwood section—a one square mile area north of downtown. A few weeks after that they found a few more Zika cases here in Miami Beach. They created another […]
Vaccine Primer: A Great Companion for the Journey Down the Rabbit Hole
One of my favorite movie scenes is from “Die Hard 2” when Bruce Willis, in the character of Lt. John McClane, is in a race against terrorists to save his wife who is on a plane approaching to land. As he is waiting frantically for a fax to come through so he can rescue the day, the young and seductive counter clerk begins flirting with him when he shows her his wedding…
Michael Bennese, DC on the Misapplication of the Theory of Herd Immunity
The theory of herd immunity was a term applied to the general immunity to a pathogen in a population based on the acquired immunity to it by a high proportion of members over time. It was never intended to describe potential group immunity gained from vaccination. This distinction is important. Vaccination is not synonymous with immunization, although the terms are used interchangeably. Natural immunization from disease is a complex interactive process involving many bodily organs…