tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360730797032089159.post4232998277891070279..comments2023-04-06T16:16:46.204+07:00Comments on Xe Om, Pho: Lunchtime at the clinical research unitXeomphohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02702851923532595512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360730797032089159.post-53149879309904541002012-01-20T09:39:07.773+07:002012-01-20T09:39:07.773+07:00Diphtheria has almost completely disappeared in de...Diphtheria has almost completely disappeared in developed countries due to near universal, cheap vaccination. The vaccine is available here too, and diphtheria cases are becoming extremely rare - so much so that one of our researchers told me she thinks they may not see enough cases over the next few years to do any research. A greater concern in the west is the ignorant parents who choose to opt out of vaccination programmed, decreasing herd immunity and creating conditions for treatment resistant strains of very dangerous diseases to develop - as we see already with measles.Xeomphohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702851923532595512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360730797032089159.post-31858154152859848822012-01-20T06:42:19.476+07:002012-01-20T06:42:19.476+07:00Very interesting lunch time coonversations. Sad t...Very interesting lunch time coonversations. Sad to hear about the poor baby that needs meds and can't get them and we complain about our health system - why?Robyn Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506519373327884985noreply@blogger.com