Vaccine nation : America's changing relationship with immunization /
Elena Conis.
- 353 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-337) and index.
Kennedy's vaccination assistance act -- Polio, measles, and the "dirty disease gang" -- How serious is mumps? -- Carter's childhood immunization initiative -- A mother's responsibility -- Tampering with nature -- Clinton's vaccines for children program -- Sex, drugs, and hepatitis B -- Vaccine risks and the new media -- Sex, girls, and HPV.