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The Grand Challenge for the Futureby Stefan H.E. Kaufmann; Paul-Henri Lambert
Springer 2005; US$ 129.00The urgently needed vaccines are those against poverty-related diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. This book provides a link between vaccine development and application under the particular conditions in developing countries. more...
Mass Vaccinationby Stanley A. Plotkin
Springer 2006; US$ 139.00Emphasizes that vaccination is always both a matter of individual and community protection, and that massive public health efforts are often needed to control infectious diseases in the most effective manner. more...
Vaccinesby Andrew W. Artenstein
Springer 2010; US$ 199.00The History and Biography of Vaccines against Infectious Diseases is a multi-authored book, written for an academic audience but accessible to a general readership as well. The book examines the human stories that underlie the development of vaccines against infectious diseases. Each chapter traces the lineage of a vaccine by examining the people behind the scientific hypotheses and discoveries that led to vaccine breakthroughs. These stories are firmly anchored in their historical context, as the "biography" of a vaccine generally has its origins in a medical problem rooted within a social context that subsequently engages scientists and enlists others in the eventual solution. A prominent theme woven throughout the book is the interdependence... more...
The Vaccine Controversyby KURT LINK M.D.
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 52.00While millions of Americans receive vaccinations each year, a vocal segment of the population is opposed to all immunizations?some even refusing to get mandated vaccinations for their children. In The Vaccine Controversy, Dr. Kurt Link?a specialist in internal medicine?explores that paradox and provides a history of vaccine development, including such possible future vaccines as those being developed in the hope of immunizing against HIV. A strong supporter of vaccination programs, Link explains the immune system and how it works, as well as outlining the various types of vaccines (including the efficacy and potential toxicity of each). Appendices spell out current medical recommendations for vaccines, describe the legal issues involved in... more...
The Panic Virusby Seth Mnookin
Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 9.99WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one of the most devastating health scares ever. In the years to come Wakefield would be revealed as a profiteer in league with class-action lawyers, and he would eventually lose his medical license. Meanwhile one study after another failed to find any link between childhood vaccines and autism. Yet the myth that vaccines somehow cause developmental disorders lives on. Despite the lack of corroborating evidence, it has been popularized by media personalities... more...
The Politics of Vaccinationby Deborah Brunton
Boydell & Brewer 2008; US$ 85.00The introduction of public vaccination was among the greatest of public health triumphs. By the end of the nineteenth century, legislation framed and implemented by medical experts in Britain's government brought smallpox under control for the first time. more...
Intradermal Immunizationby Marcel B.M. Teunissen
Springer 2012; US$ 189.00This volume of Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology covers diverse topics related to intradermal immunization. The chapters highlight the effectiveness of intradermal immunization in experimental animal models or in clinical practice, all supporting the view that intradermal immunization is at least as good as other immunization routes. Keeping in mind that current vaccines are not specially designed for intradermal immunization, but show comparable efficiency even at reduced dosages, this underlines the great potential for the skin as a vaccination site. Hopefully, the overview in this volume will encourage vaccine designers to focus on this promising immunization route, and in addition, to inspire them to develop vaccines that are... more...
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