Description
Providing scientifically accurate, detailed, and accessible information to students and general readers, this book presents the history of vaccination; describes the administration, manufacturing, and regulation of vaccines in the US; and explains probably the most up to date scientific findings about vaccination at the same time as addressing concerns of folks who oppose immunization.
• Explains in depth the uses, dosage, adverse events, contraindications, and limitations of each and every vaccine
• Provides an in depth, scientific explanation of the mechanism in which vaccines create immunity
• Examines current controversies in vaccine usage and their scientific and social basis
• Offers a global standpoint on vaccine development and use
• Documents the anti-vaccination movement that has existed from the 18th century through today