Immunization: How Vaccines Became Controversial

Immunization

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Immunization: How Vaccines Became Controversial

Immunization

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As the world pins its hope for the end of the coronavirus pandemic to the successful rollout of vaccines, this book offers a vital long view of such efforts--and our resistance to them.

At a time when vaccines are a vital tool in the fight against COVID-19 in all its various mutations, this hard-hitting book takes a longer historical perspective. It argues that globalization and cuts to healthcare have been eroding faith in the institutions producing and providing vaccines for more than thirty years. It tells the history of immunization from the work of early pioneers such as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch through the eradication of smallpox in 1980, to the recent introduction of new kinds of genetically engineered vaccines. Immunization exposes the limits of public health authorities while suggesting how they can restore our confidence. Public health experts and all those considering vaccinations should read this timely history.

Book Details

ISBN
9781780238371
Binding
Hardcover
Authors
Stuart Blume
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Published Date
October 15, 2017
Language
English
Pages
288
Physical Info
1.1 in H x 9.3 in L x 6.4 in W (1.3 lb)

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