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'We shall not find salvation in inoculation': BCG vaccination in Scandinavia, Britain and the USA, 1921-1960

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BCG vaccination against tuberculosis was discovered in France in 1921. It was soon adopted with great enthusiasm in Scandinavia. By contrast, it was not introduced into Britain until around 1950 and was never used on a large scale in the USA. This article discusses the debates surrounding the efficacy and safety of BCG in the period 1921-1960 and the reasons for the very different responses in Scandinavia, Britain and the USA. It argues that while the debates centred on the scientific value of BCG, they were underpinned by ideological differences and different approaches to disease prevention and health and welfare policies.

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  • Bryder, Linda, 1999. "'We shall not find salvation in inoculation': BCG vaccination in Scandinavia, Britain and the USA, 1921-1960," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 49(9), pages 1157-1167, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:49:y:1999:i:9:p:1157-1167
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    1. Yaqub, Ohid & Nightingale, Paul, 2012. "Vaccine innovation, translational research and the management of knowledge accumulation," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(12), pages 2143-2150.
    2. Lawrence, Jody & Kearns, Robin A. & Park, Julie & Bryder, Linda & Worth, Heather, 2008. "Discourses of disease: Representations of tuberculosis within New Zealand newspapers 2002-2004," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 66(3), pages 727-739, February.
    3. Brimnes, Niels, 2008. "BCG vaccination and WHO's global strategy for tuberculosis control 1948-1983," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 67(5), pages 863-873, September.

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