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Anna Kirkland - Vaccine Court - 9781479876938 - V9781479876938
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Vaccine Court

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Description for Vaccine Court Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 577.

A behind-the-scenes examination of the special court dedicated to claims that vaccines have caused harm
The so-called vaccine court is a small special court in the United States Court of Federal Claims that handles controversial claims that a vaccine has harmed someone. While vaccines in general are extremely safe and effective, some people still suffer severe vaccine reactions and bring their claims to vaccine court. In this court, lawyers, activists, judges, doctors, and scientists come together, sometimes arguing bitterly, trying to figure out whether a vaccine really caused a person’s medical problem.
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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479876938
SKU
V9781479876938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Anna Kirkland
Anna Kirkland is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Associate Professor of Women’s Studies and Political Science at the University of Michigan.

Reviews for Vaccine Court
The book is a case study of one of many complex and obscure tasks that government performs.
Choice
Highly recommend this book to anyone interested in contemporary vaccine hesitancy and refusal, and, more broadly, in questions about the intersection of science, law, and public policy in democratic societies.
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences ... Read more

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