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From vaccine hesitancy to virulent anti-vaccine views, parents are questioning what used to be considered a triumph of public health—vaccines. As so often happens with debates on controversial issues, emotion often trumps information. These two new books offer refreshingly fact-based alternatives to the vitriol dominating the current conversation on vaccines.Feemster (pediatric infectious disease & health policy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to vaccines: how they work; are developed, financed, and distributed; how laws and policies related to vaccines are established; how vaccines are tested and monitored for safety; and why some par...Log In or Sign Up to Read More