State of Immunity: The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America Volume 16

by James Colgrove

Book Overview

This first comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. One hundred years ago, just a handful of vaccines existed, and only one, for smallpox, was widely used. Today more than two dozen vaccines are in use, fourteen of which are universally recommended for children. State of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520247493
• ISBN13: 9780520247499
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"