Vaccines and Your Family - Separating Fact From Fiction

This book is a go-to guide for all families seeking trustworthy information about the science and safety of vaccines.

List of contents

Questions People Have About Vaccines
General Questions
Safety
Ingredients
The Immune System
Practical Considerations
Individual Vaccines
Vaccines in the First Year of Life
Vaccines in the Second Year of Life
Vaccines for Three- to Six-year-olds
Vaccines for Seven- to Eighteen-year-olds
Vaccines for Adults
The Vaccine Schedule
Appendixes
Selected Resources
About the Authors
Index

About the author

Paul Offit is Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He holds a BS in Psychology from Tufts University (1973) and an MD from University of Maryland School of Medicine (1977). He is the author of Autism's False Prophets (CUP 2008) and, most recently, Pandora's Lab (Nat Geo 2017).

Summary

This book is a go-to guide for all families seeking trustworthy information about the science and safety of vaccines.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Moser, Moser Charlotte, Paul Offit
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.08.2024
• EAN: 9780231213387
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21338-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, Popular medicine & health, HEALTH & FITNESS / Vaccinations, Advice on parenting, Public health & preventive medicine, Parenting: advice and issues, Popular medicine and health, vaccination, medical; health & fitness