Vaccines: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers an accessible overview of the science, manufacture, and culture of vaccines in the United States and internationally, with needed updates in light of rapid advances in vaccine technologies and distribution. This second edition expands the lens of vaccine access and equity with authoritative insight into the following: · How vaccines work · History of vaccines · Vaccine content and manufacturing · Vaccine policy and regulation · Vaccine injury · Vaccines and alleged effects on autism · Development of Ebola and COVID-19 vaccines · Modern global vaccine hesitancy movement Written by a leading authority in both infectious disease and vaccine education, this book offers a clear-eyed resource for students, clinicians, and general readers interested in the use, efficacy, and controversy surrounding vaccines. In a subject area defined by partisanship, it offers a reliable resource for what everyone needs to know.
ISBN: | 9780197663561 |
Publication date: | 4th February 2025 |
Author: | Kristen A Feemster |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP USA |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 224 pages |
Series: | What Everyone Needs to Know |
Genres: |
Personal and public health / health education Epidemiology and Medical statistics Political science and theory |