Smallpox and immunisation policies in Argentina from the nineteenth to the twentieth century

DI LISCIA, MARÍA SILVIA

MEDICAL HISTORY

PROF SCI PUBL

Año: 2022 vol. 66 p. 323 - 338

0025-7273

This work examines the history of smallpox, a highly infectious and epidemic disease, in Argentina, throughout different governments and public health policies from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. The study focuses on the smallpox vaccine and the social and collective significance of universal immunization. It also analyses the relationship between governments of different political orientations and the international community regarding the production of vaccines and vaccination campaigns from their implementation to the eradication of the disease.