Health & Medical Information : Vaccines

From the publisher: This book presents the history of vaccination; describes the administration, manufacturing, and regulation of vaccines in the United States; and explains the most recent scientific findings about vaccination while addressing concerns of those who oppose immunization. Readers will gain insight into vaccination-related topics such as the legal issues surrounding mandatory vaccination, the relationship between vaccines and adverse events, and the government's role in adjudicating claims of damage.

America's Vaccines for Children Programme was passed by Congress to increase immunisation of small children. This critique of the programme examines the causes of low immunisation rates and proposes alternative solutions.

Written by expert medical educators in the areas of infectious diseases, medical microbiology, and pediatrics, this book begins by establishing the fundamentals of vaccines such as what constitutes a vaccine, how they are manufactured and composed, how they are tested for safety and efficacy, and how vaccine recommendations are developed and conveyed to health care providers and their patients. The book then explains the composition, safety profile, effectiveness, and current recommendations for use of every available vaccine, alphabetized by infection. The concluding section illuminates practical concerns every vaccinating clinician experiences, including vaccine confidence and hesitancy, misconceptions, and patient communication.

Vaccinations are the administration of antigenic materials to produce immunity to a disease. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by a pathogen. Vaccinations are considered to be the most effective and cost-effective method of preventing infectious diseases. This book presents current research on vaccinations to treat a variety of diseases including cancer, bacterial meningitis, multiple sclerosis, hepatitis B, and tuberculosis. This book also presents a comparative study about vaccination behaviour in health care students from different countries. Also presented is research on vaccinations for aquacultured fish in order to control viral diseases.

Offers a chapter on major vaccines including smallpox, rabies, anthrax, TB, cholera, polio, influenza, measles, hepatitis and others.

Majority of chapters focus on Covid-19 vaccines

CLE handbook offering chapters on vaccines, workplace liability and discrimination. Appendixes include related agency guidance. See Related Items tab for handbooks from other years

CLE handbook covering a variety of issues including a chapters on requests for accommodations, the impact of mandated vaccines and other pandemic issues. See Related Items tab for handbooks from other years.

CLE program handbook offering many chapters on local and state government vaccine mandates.

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a powerful wake-up call, highlighting our collective need for the effective development and equitable distribution of new vaccines, in addition to widespread administration of existing ones. The current models of production and allocation of vaccines against emerging pathogens, which rely on predominantly market-driven mechanisms, are largely at odds with public health needs. This book is the first to explore the entire arc of vaccine development and distribution, from the decisions about allocation of vaccine R&D money to allocation and administration of vaccines resulting from the R&D process. It explains key concepts and problems in vaccine regulation, intellectual property, technology transfer, and international relations, making complex material accessible to a non-specialist audience. Analyzing the impact of COVID-19, the book also covers several other vaccine races, as well as future directions in vaccine development and allocation.

From the publisher: "Kirkland argues that our political and legal response to vaccine injury claims shows how well legal institutions can handle specialized scientific matters. Vaccine Court is an accessible and thorough account of what the vaccine court is, why we have it, and what it does."

From the publisher: "In Vaccine, Mark A. Largent explains the history of the debate and identifies issues that parents, pediatricians, politicians, and public health officials must address. This book disentangles competing claims, opens the controversy for critical reflection, and provides recommendations for moving forward.