To the Editor.

I am writing to protest the use of propaganda in the advertisement of immunization products in the medical and lay press. The development of many immunizations has been one of the great scientific triumphs of history. Who would dispute the achievements of eradication or reduction of smallpox, polio, or tetanus? The case for these immunizations required nothing more than a clear statement of the simple facts.

In the case of varicella immunization, however, the promotional materials have been at the . . . [Full Text of this Article]