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Booster shots : the urgent lessons of measles and the uncertain future of children's health Cover Image Book

Booster shots : the urgent lessons of measles and the uncertain future of children's health / Adam Ratner, MD, MPH.

Urgent lessons of measles and the uncertain future of children's health (portion title)
Ratner, Adam J., (author.).

Summary:

"A pediatrician and infectious disease specialist warns of the resurgence of measles, the anti-vax movement, and how we can prepare for the next pandemic"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593330869
  • ISBN: 0593330862
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 261 pages : 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Meet the measles -- Storytelling -- Panum's map -- Contagion in the service of empire -- Crowded, poor, malnourished -- Vaccines don't save lives. Vaccinations save lives. -- Imperfect tools -- Anmesia -- Banner years -- Booster shots -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

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Subject: Measles > History.
Communicable diseases > Prevention.
Vaccination > Public opinion.
Genre: Informational works.

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  • 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library. (Show)

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