Bibliograph

Your baby's best shot, why vaccines are safe and save lives, Stacy Mintzer Herlihy and E. Allison Hagood

Type

Label

Your baby's best shot, why vaccines are safe and save lives, Stacy Mintzer Herlihy and E. Allison Hagood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-201) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Your baby's best shot

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

885226204

Responsibility statement

Stacy Mintzer Herlihy and E. Allison Hagood

Sub title

why vaccines are safe and save lives

Summary

In this practical guide to vaccination of infants for parents, the authors cover such topics as vaccine ingredients, how vaccines work, what can happen when populations don't vaccinate their children, and the controversies surrounding supposed links to autism, allergies, and asthma

Table Of Contents

Who we are and why we wrote this book -- The Edward Jenner story : a brief history of the first vaccine -- The biology of vaccines -- Of bananas and formaldehyde, or what the heck is in them? -- A real mother : the world before vaccines -- The worst-case scenario : true adverse reactions -- Vaccines and autism : the creation of a modern myth -- Autism : a brief discussion of the facts -- Mark and David Geier : other autism myths -- ADHD, allergies, and all the rest : other vaccine myths -- The good, the bad, and the ugly : a guide to the online world -- Other vaccine myths and facts -- Modern developments in vaccine technology : the story of the HPV vaccine -- The easiest parenting decision you'll make

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