| Immunization: How Vaccines Became Controversial Contributor(s): Blume, Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780238371 ISBN-13: 9781780238371 Publisher: Reaktion Books OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Vaccinations - Medical | History - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 614.47 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blume, Stuart: - Stuart Blume is emeritus professor of science and technology studies at the University of Amsterdam. |