Vaccines: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
| AUTHOR | Feemster, Kristen A. |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press, USA (11/02/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Immunization is regarded by many as one of the greatest advances in modern civilization. The widespread use of vaccines has led to increases in life expectancy, reductions in the occurrence of childhood diseases, and is generally credited with saving millions of lives annually. But since their discovery two centuries ago, vaccines have been dogged by pockets of persistent distrust among those who are skeptical of their science or who find compulsory immunization at odds with personal liberty. The rise of these voices in contemporary culture has contributed to trends of vaccine delay and vaccine hesitancy in some communities -- a chasm between the general population and the scientific establishment that has persisted and grown at times across the last several decades. Vaccines: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) offers a scientifically grounded overview of the science, manufacture, and culture of vaccines in the United States and internationally. Aiming to offer an unbiased resource on this hotly debated subject, it provides accessible, authoritative overviews of the following: - How vaccines work
- The history of vaccines
- Vaccine policy -- who writes it, and does it matter?
- The contents and manufacture of vaccines
- Vaccine injury
- The alleged link between vaccines and autism
- Vaccines and new outbreaks Written by a leading authority in both infectious disease and vaccine education, this book offers a clear-eyed resource for parents or anyone with an interest in the use, efficacy, and controversy surrounding vaccines. In a subject area defined by partisanship, it offers reliable resource for what everyone needs to know.
- The history of vaccines
- Vaccine policy -- who writes it, and does it matter?
- The contents and manufacture of vaccines
- Vaccine injury
- The alleged link between vaccines and autism
- Vaccines and new outbreaks Written by a leading authority in both infectious disease and vaccine education, this book offers a clear-eyed resource for parents or anyone with an interest in the use, efficacy, and controversy surrounding vaccines. In a subject area defined by partisanship, it offers reliable resource for what everyone needs to know.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780190277918
ISBN-10:
0190277912
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
208
Carton Quantity:
38
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.60 x 8.10 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Health & Fitness | Vaccinations
Health & Fitness | Children & Adolescents
Health & Fitness | Epidemiology
Dewey Decimal:
614.47
Library of Congress Control Number:
2017033339
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Immunization is regarded by many as one of the greatest advances in modern civilization. The widespread use of vaccines has led to increases in life expectancy, reductions in the occurrence of childhood diseases, and is generally credited with saving millions of lives annually. But since their discovery two centuries ago, vaccines have been dogged by pockets of persistent distrust among those who are skeptical of their science or who find compulsory immunization at odds with personal liberty. The rise of these voices in contemporary culture has contributed to trends of vaccine delay and vaccine hesitancy in some communities -- a chasm between the general population and the scientific establishment that has persisted and grown at times across the last several decades. Vaccines: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) offers a scientifically grounded overview of the science, manufacture, and culture of vaccines in the United States and internationally. Aiming to offer an unbiased resource on this hotly debated subject, it provides accessible, authoritative overviews of the following: - How vaccines work
- The history of vaccines
- Vaccine policy -- who writes it, and does it matter?
- The contents and manufacture of vaccines
- Vaccine injury
- The alleged link between vaccines and autism
- Vaccines and new outbreaks Written by a leading authority in both infectious disease and vaccine education, this book offers a clear-eyed resource for parents or anyone with an interest in the use, efficacy, and controversy surrounding vaccines. In a subject area defined by partisanship, it offers reliable resource for what everyone needs to know.
- The history of vaccines
- Vaccine policy -- who writes it, and does it matter?
- The contents and manufacture of vaccines
- Vaccine injury
- The alleged link between vaccines and autism
- Vaccines and new outbreaks Written by a leading authority in both infectious disease and vaccine education, this book offers a clear-eyed resource for parents or anyone with an interest in the use, efficacy, and controversy surrounding vaccines. In a subject area defined by partisanship, it offers reliable resource for what everyone needs to know.
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