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The remarkable story of vaccines : milkmaid to genome / by Norman Begg.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2023Copyright date: �2023Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781003303879
  • 1003303870
  • 9781000640311
  • 1000640310
  • 9781000640229
  • 1000640221
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Remarkable story of vaccinesDDC classification:
  • 615.3/72 23/eng/20220428
LOC classification:
  • QR189 .B44 2023
Online resources:
Contents:
A boy with diphtheria -- The milkmaid's legacy -- The invisible army -- Taming the enemy -- I'd rather be jabbed than shot -- The long and winding road -- Beware of the crocodiles -- The space shuttle -- It's not the vicar's fault! -- Vaccines don't save lives, vaccination does -- Rocket science.
Summary: "This remarkable book tells you everything you need to know about vaccines. Having nearly 40 years' experience of the subject, the author covers the history of vaccines, how they work, how research is carried out, their safety, how they are used in society, the inside track on COVID-19, and what the future holds"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.

A boy with diphtheria -- The milkmaid's legacy -- The invisible army -- Taming the enemy -- I'd rather be jabbed than shot -- The long and winding road -- Beware of the crocodiles -- The space shuttle -- It's not the vicar's fault! -- Vaccines don't save lives, vaccination does -- Rocket science.

"This remarkable book tells you everything you need to know about vaccines. Having nearly 40 years' experience of the subject, the author covers the history of vaccines, how they work, how research is carried out, their safety, how they are used in society, the inside track on COVID-19, and what the future holds"-- Provided by publisher.

Dr Norman Begg is a public health physician with nearly 40 years clinical and research experience in the prevention and control of infectious disease. He has led the development and introduction of several new vaccines in the private and the public sector.

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