| Immunisation against the most common diseases is | | | | The medical and pharmaceutical industries only have |
| now available to most developed countries in the | | | | finite resources. Therefore they need to focus these |
| world. Even countries that are considered 3rd world | | | | resources on the most important issues to achieve the |
| have high immunisation rates. | | | | best outcomes. In the case of immunisation, the |
| With the wide-spread availability of pharmaceutical | | | | industry has focused on protecting against the most |
| grade drugs, and the aid and distribution networks that | | | | deadliest diseases. Unfortunately for the rest of the |
| are now in place to distribute them, the world's | | | | populations on earth, this does not put ailments such as |
| population now has the highest immunisation rate | | | | the common cold high up on the list of diseases to |
| against deadly diseases that it has ever had in the | | | | cure against. |
| history of mankind. | | | | However, as a race of people on this earth, we should |
| This says a lot about our drive and determination as a | | | | be proud of the work and effort that has gone into |
| species. However despite the amazing immunisation | | | | protecting people of all nations against deadly diseases. |
| rates we have been able to achieve, there are still | | | | We are a credit to ourselves, and with continued |
| some conundrums...like why is there no cure for the | | | | research and effort, hopefully in the near future, cures |
| common cold? This is perplexing, but if you analyse a | | | | for the as yet uncured diseases such as aids and |
| bit further, it makes perfect sense. | | | | cancer will be found and made widely available. |