Vaccines : history, science, and issues /
Tish Davidson.
- xii, 259 pages ; 25 cm.
- The story of a drug .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index.
A case study: an encounter with measles -- What are vaccines? -- Vaccines: a brief history -- How vaccines work -- Effects and applications -- Risks, misuse, and overdose -- Production, distribution, and regulation -- The social dimensions of vaccines -- The future of vaccines.