NEW SCIENTIST: Can a new history of vaccination silence doubters?

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By Sheena Cruickshank

EVERY year, millions of children and adults are vaccinated against diseases that only a few decades ago were terrifying and deadly, including rubella, polio and measles. Meredith Wadman’s meticulously researched book begins with the heart-rending account of a baby girl born in 1964 who survived just 16 months before succumbing to the effects of maternally transmitted rubella. She spent only nine days of her life outside hospital.

Period22 Mar 2017

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  • TitleCan a new history of vaccination silence doubters?
    Media name/outletNew Scientist
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/03/17
    DescriptionBy Sheena Cruickshank

    EVERY year, millions of children and adults are vaccinated against diseases that only a few decades ago were terrifying and deadly, including rubella, polio and measles. Meredith Wadman’s meticulously researched book begins with the heart-rending account of a baby girl born in 1964 who survived just 16 months before succumbing to the effects of maternally transmitted rubella. She spent only nine days of her life outside hospital.
    URLhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2125350-can-a-new-history-of-vaccination-silence-doubters/
    PersonsSheena Cruickshank
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  • vaccinations
  • immunology
  • book reviews