The Vaccine Debate

(Hardback)

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This book provides a broad introduction to the controversial anti-vaccination movement, providing readers with what they need to understand the history, motivations, and controversies surrounding this dangerous trend. * Presents holistic information on a timely, important, and controversial topic from a variety of perspectives to provide balanced insight * Includes a Controversy section that encourages readers to think carefully about important issues * Offers a valuable list of additional resources for further reading or research * Features a timeline that helps students understand the cause-and-effect relationship between events as well as a glossary that defines unfamiliar terms and makes the title more accessible to readers

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A worthwhile addition to health collections in academic and public libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, technical school students, and general readers. * Choice *
This is an excellent resource for public, consumer-health, and school libraries. * Booklist Online *
At a time when vaccine-preventable diseases, especially measles, are on the rise worldwide, this book looks at how people form their opinions about vaccines and takes an even-handed look at seven major vaccine controversies. It challenges readers to think deeply about what they believe about vaccines and why they hold these beliefs. * Fupping *
A clear history of vaccination in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with a presentation of the evolution of opposition movements . . . This book addresses an important issue and should be considered by all public, high school, and academic libraries. * ARBA *

Author Bio

Tish Davidson, AM, is a medical writer specializing in making technical information accessible to a general readership.