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

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

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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