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Author Rissman, Rebecca, author.

Title The vaccination debate / by Rebecca Rissman ; content consultant, Jonah B. Sacha, PhD, Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health & Science University.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, [2016]
©2016

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Young Adult Materials in Adult Department  YA614.47 RISSMAN    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  614.47 RIS    Check Shelf
Description 112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm.
Series Special reports
Special reports (Essential Library (Firm))
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
Contents The outbreak -- A history of controversy -- Vaccine issues and herd immunity -- Vaccines and popular culture -- Making vaccines -- New vaccines, new worries -- The global impact of vaccines -- The future of the vaccine debate.
Summary Covers the history of vaccine controversies, the 2014 measles outbreak, and the balance between public safety and personal freedoms, studying how an accepted medical treatment has become a contentious issue in US society.
Audience Grade 6 - grade 12.
Subject Vaccination -- Juvenile literature.
Vaccination -- Public opinion -- Juvenile literature.
Illustrated books.
Vaccination. (OCoLC)fst01163544
Vaccination -- Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01163555
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Sacha, Jonah B., consultant.
ISBN 9781624039058 (library binding)
1624039057 (library binding)
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