A history of vaccines and their opponents / Ian R. Tizard.

Author/creator Tizard, Ian R. author.
Format Electronic
PublicationLondon, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2023]
Description1 online resource (xvii, 352 pages)
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
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Abstract "The coronavirus pandemic that began in 2019 brought to the fore the presence of a significant minority of individuals who strongly oppose vaccination. This opposition is by no means recent. Ever since the very first attempts to immunize individuals, opposition has been intense in some societies. The reasons for this opposition range from religious to political to medical. Although vaccines have eliminated smallpox and largely eliminated polio and measles, opposition to vaccination persists and, in some countries, has grown stronger.A History of Vaccines and Their Opponents seeks to describe the history of this opposition as well as its changing rationale over the years and in different societies. The discussion may ultimately provide some suggestions for reducing hesitancy in the future." -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 24, 2023).
Issued in other formPrint version: 9780443134340
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN0443134332 electronic book
ISBN9780443134333 electronic book
ISBNpaperback
Stock number9780443134333 Ingram Content Group

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