title: Challenges to vaccine safety.
abstract: The end of the 20th century saw the realization of a goal that was previously only dreamed about: the near elimination of many deadly infectious diseases through universal vaccination. As one disease after another has been driven from memory, it is vaccination programs themselves that have come to occupy the public's mind. With increased scrutiny comes the promise that vaccines will become even safer, but there is also the threat that ill-founded concerns will result in reduced immunization rates, and diseases will resurge. This article reviews scientific data relating to current vaccine safety concerns.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-3818, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Gellin
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D017277:Drug Approval; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000592:standards*; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008004:Licensure; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines