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The big issues, the
controversies, the debates - and the future. Despite
the excellent track record of vaccines in some
quarters they are still treated with considerable
suspicion. How can - and should - these doubters be
convinced? We show this: Polio - in Tajikistan we
filmed a father who refused to let his daughter be
vaccinated because he thought it was a secret method
of birth control. There have also been riots against
Polio vaccination campaigns and strong resistance to
other vaccines like HPV (for example, immunising
catholic girls against a sexually transmitted
disease). HPV is also important in terms of the
trend for preventable vaccines - it's harder to
harness the immune system to make a therapeutic
vaccine but scientists have been successful in
trials currently taking place for vaccines targeting
melanoma, kidney, lung and breast cancers, Hodgkin's
and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. How - and is this the
future of vaccines?
Part of 4 x 25-minute
series produced for the BBC. These films can be
bought individually or as a series. |
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Vaccine From Discovery to Delivery,
Ref: 616 |
The Vaccine Business,
Ref: 615 |
Vaccine the Challenges,
Ref: 614 |
HIV Stigma in Nigeria,
Ref: 603 |
Ethiopia and Bednets,
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Malawi: Relative Values,
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Bangladesh: Living Dangerously,
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Ireland: Castle of Hope,
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Zambia: We are what we eat,
Ref: 597 |
Uganda: Annabella's Story,
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