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The Vaccine Narrative
Jacob Heller
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Description for The Vaccine Narrative
Paperback. With the Salk vaccine's protection from polio also came a story line: there were heroic researchers who would use science to protect us from epidemics and perhaps even eradicate disease. This book, which delves into our faith in vaccines, examines four cases that span the twentieth century - diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and HIV/AIDS. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
As new vaccines proliferate, this book asks where our faith in vaccines comes from. With the Salk vaccine's protection from polio also came a story line: there were heroic researchers who would use science to protect us from epidemics and perhaps even eradicate disease. In this book, which delves deeply into our faith in vaccines, Jacob Heller examines four cases that span the twentieth century - diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and HIV/AIDS. Each case challenges the reader to examine how the values we attribute to vaccines influence their use. With more recent vaccines, including a hoped-for HIV/AIDS vaccine, the persistent cultural ... Read more
As new vaccines proliferate, this book asks where our faith in vaccines comes from. With the Salk vaccine's protection from polio also came a story line: there were heroic researchers who would use science to protect us from epidemics and perhaps even eradicate disease. In this book, which delves deeply into our faith in vaccines, Jacob Heller examines four cases that span the twentieth century - diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and HIV/AIDS. Each case challenges the reader to examine how the values we attribute to vaccines influence their use. With more recent vaccines, including a hoped-for HIV/AIDS vaccine, the persistent cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826515919
SKU
V9780826515919
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99-3
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