Vaccination investigation : the history and science of vaccines / Tara Haelle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haelle, Tara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vaccines--History--Juvenile literature.

Vaccines.

Vaccination--History--Juvenile literature.

Vaccination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2018.

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Twenty-First Century Books, [2018]

Summary:

Vaccines are biological substances that cause the human immune system to build up its defenses against specific diseases. Public health officials recommend a series of vaccines for all children, as well as some vaccines for teenagers and adults. But not everyone gets the vaccines they need. Many poor nations don't have the resources to deliver vaccines to every community. Some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated because they don't believe the evidence proving that vaccines are safe. The effort to wipe out diseases using vaccines continues. Vaccine Investigation recounts the fascinating history of vaccines, their important role in protecting community health, and the excitement of cutting-edge research.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Information

Table of Contents

01: Vaccine Basics

02: Vaccine History

03: Creating a Vaccine

04: Pushback against Vaccines

05: What the Future Might Hold

Source Notes

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Further Information

Index

About the Author

Photo Acknowledgments

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78785-993-2

1-5415-2208-7

1-5124-9882-3

OCLC:

1044986587