The Remarkable Story of Vaccines
eBook - ePub

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines

Milkmaid to Genome

  1. 98 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines

Milkmaid to Genome

About this book

This remarkable book tells you everything you need to know about vaccines. Having nearly 40 years' experience of the subject, the author covers the history of vaccines, how they work, how research is carried out, their safety, how they are used in society, the inside track on COVID-19 and what the future holds. It is a deeply personal account, with anecdotes involving a cow called Blossom, a hospital in the Caribbean, a crocodile-infested lake in Malawi, an encounter with Russian soldiers in Prague and many others. An A-to-Z section covers every vaccine from Anthrax to Yellow Fever. It will educate, entertain and enlighten the vaccine scientific community and public health practitioners.

Key Features• Explores a highly topical concept of vaccines in a comprehensive and easy-to-read manner
• Engages readers with relatable and interesting anecdotes

• Provides a balanced, factual counter to the huge amount of current vaccine misinformation

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781032301983
eBook ISBN
9781000640311

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Author
  9. 1 A Boy with Diphtheria
  10. 2 The Milkmaid’s Legacy
  11. 3 The Invisible Army
  12. 4 Taming the Enemy
  13. 5 I’d Rather Be Jabbed Than Shot
  14. 6 The Long and Winding Road
  15. 7 Beware of the Crocodiles
  16. 8 The Space Shuttle
  17. 9 It’s Not the Vicar’s Fault!
  18. 10 Vaccines Don’t Save Lives, Vaccination Does
  19. 11 Rocket Science
  20. A-to-Z of Vaccines
  21. The Jargon
  22. Index

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