Vaccinophobia and Vaccine Controversies of the 21st Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chatterjee, Archana. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Vaccines.; Maternal and infant welfare.; Psychiatry.; Developmental psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Vaccine.; Child and School Psychology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7438-8

Vaccinophobia and Vaccine Controversies of the 21st Century Archana Chatterjee, editor Once hailed as a medical miracle, vaccination has come under attack from multiple fronts, including occasionally from within medicine. And while the rates of adverse reactions remain low, suggestions that vaccine...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 The History of Vaccine Challenges: Conquering Diseases, Plagued by Controversy
• Chapter 2 Vaccine Development and Safety
• Chapter 3 Known Vaccine-Associated Adverse Events
• Chapter 4 Communicating Vaccine Risks and Benefits
• Chapter 5- Vaccine Refusal- Perspectives from Pediatrics.-Chapter 6 The Anti-vaccine Movement <U+0013> A Pharmacist<U+0019>s View.-Chapter 7 Antivaccinationism <U+0013> Parental viewpoint.-Chapter 8 The Vaccine Misinformation Landscape in Family Medicine
• Chapter 9 Vaccines: Boon or Bane <U+0013> a Nurse<U+0019>s Outlook.-Chapter 10 The Controversy That Will Not Go Away: Vaccines and Autism
• Archana Chatterjee, M.D., Ph.D.
• Chapter 11 Thimerosal and other Vaccine Additives.-Chapter 12 Perceived risks from live viral vaccines.-Chapter 13 Can Vaccines Cause Cancer?.-Chapter 14 Autoimmunity, Allergies, and Asthma - A Relationship to Vaccines
• Chapter 15 The Role of Public Heath Ethics in Vaccine Decision Making: Insights from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.-Chapter 16 Alternative Schedules <U+0013> Why not?.-Chapter 17 Influenza Vaccines and Guillain Barr ̌Syndrome
• Chapter 18 Can Vaccines Cause Chronic Diseases?
• Chapter 19 Kawasaki Disease and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Any Connection to Vaccination?
• Chapter 20 Political and Legal Issues in Vaccination.-Chapter 21 The Media<U+0019>s Role in Vaccine Misinformation
• Chapter 22 Vaccines and The Internet
• Chapter 23 An International Perspective on Vaccine Safety
• Chapter 24 An Infection Prevention Perspective on Immunizations
• Chapter 25 Insights from Public Health: A Framework for Understanding and Fostering Vaccine Acceptance. .