Vaccine Book

666 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Vaccine Book, Second Edition provides comprehensive information on the current and future state of vaccines. It reveals the scientific opportunities and potential impact of vaccines, including economic and ethical challenges, problems encountered when producing vaccines, how clinical vaccine trials are designed, and how to introduce vaccines into widespread use. Although vaccines are now available for many diseases, there are still challenges ahead for major diseases, such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. This book is designed for students, researchers, public health officials, and all others interested in increasing their understanding of vaccines. It answers common questions regarding the use of vaccines in the context of a rapidly expanding anti-vaccine environment. This new edition is completely updated and revised with new and unique topics, including new vaccines, problems of declining immunization rates, trust in vaccines, the vaccine hesitancy, and the social value of vaccines for the community vs. the individual child's risk.

• Reihe: Academic Press
• ISBN: 9780128021743
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2016
• Größe: 228 x 154 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier Inc
• Herausgegeben von: Paul-Henri Lambert, Barry R. Bloom