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The Remarkable Story of Vaccines Norman Begg

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines By Norman Begg

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines by Norman Begg


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This remarkable book tells you everything you need to know about vaccines. Having nearly 40 years experience of the subject, the author covers the history of vaccines, how they work, how research is carried out, their safety, how they are used in society, the inside track on COVID-19, and what the future holds.

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines Summary

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines: Milkmaid to Genome by Norman Begg

This remarkable book tells you everything you need to know about vaccines. Having nearly 40 years experience of the subject, the author covers the history of vaccines, how they work, how research is carried out, their safety, how they are used in society, the inside track on COVID-19 and what the future holds. It is a deeply personal account, with anecdotes involving a cow called Blossom, a hospital in the Caribbean, a crocodile-infested lake in Malawi, an encounter with Russian soldiers in Prague and many others. An A-to-Z section covers every vaccine from Anthrax to Yellow Fever. It will educate, entertain and enlighten the vaccine scientific community and public health practitioners.

Key Features Explores a highly topical concept of vaccines in a comprehensive and easy-to-read manner
Engages readers with relatable and interesting anecdotes

Provides a balanced, factual counter to the huge amount of current vaccine misinformation

The Remarkable Story of Vaccines Reviews

Begg brings over 40 years of experience on vaccines to this highly engaging, deeply personal narrative. The book starts by reviewing the history of vaccines and then proceeds to the mechanism of vaccine action, explaining how vaccine research is conducted. The text moves on to discuss the safety and efficacy of vaccines, the societal and public health aspects of vaccination including the issue of vaccine skepticism, COVID-19 vaccines, and finally what the future holds for vaccine technology. The text is written in a story-like fashion and is replete with absorbing personal and professional anecdotes. The content is comprehensive while being cogent. The text is lucid and reads effortlessly. The author manages to communicate complex vital concepts about the science and technology surrounding vaccines to the reader in an honest and unassuming way.

- P. R. Sukthankar, Kansas State University

About Norman Begg

Dr Norman Begg is a public health physician with nearly 40 years clinical and research experience in the prevention and control of infectious disease. He has led the development and introduction of several new vaccines in the private and the public sector.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A boy with diphtheria
Chapter 2 The milkmaids legacy
Chapter 3 The invisible army
Chapter 4 Taming the enemy
Chapter 5 Id rather be jabbed than shot
Chapter 6 The long and winding road
Chapter 7 Beware of the crocodiles
Chapter 8 The space shuttle
Chapter 9 Its not the vicars fault!
Chapter 10 Vaccines dont save lives, vaccination does
Chapter 11 Rocket science
A Z of Vaccines
The jargon

Additional information

NPB9781032301983
9781032301983
1032301988
The Remarkable Story of Vaccines: Milkmaid to Genome by Norman Begg
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2022-08-18
110
N/A
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