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

Author/creator Ratner, Adam author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2025]
Descriptionxxvi, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Urgent lessons of measles and the uncertain future of children's health
Contents Introduction -- Meet the measles -- Storytelling -- Panum's map -- Contagion in the service of empire -- Crowded, poor, malnourished -- Making nothing happen -- Vaccines don't save lives. Vaccinations save lives -- Imperfect tools -- Amnesia -- Banner years -- Booster shots -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-253) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Ratner, Adam J. Booster shots New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2025] 9780593330876
LCCN 2024009206
ISBN9780593330869 (hardcover)
ISBN0593330862 (hardcover)
ISBN(ebook)
Stock numberPenguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975

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Laupus Popular Reading Collection WC 580 R236 2025 ✔ Available Place Hold