Description
Book SynopsisFind out what vaccines are, how they were invented and how they are developed today
Trade Review'There are plenty of bite-sized nuggets to capture the attention and the plentiful images will provoke many questions from curious readers ... A valuable and interesting introduction to a very relevant topic.' -- Elizabeth Lockwood, Head of Biology, The King's School, Canterbury * English Association *
Table of Contents
- 1: Have you been vaccinated?
- 1: Germs and the immune system
- 1: Preventing infections
- 1: Smallpox: from variolation to vaccine
- 1: How do vaccines work?
- 1: How do you vaccinate the world?
- 1: Who discovered other important vaccines?
- 1: How do people create a new vaccine?
- 1: Anti-vaxxers and vaccine hesitancy
- 1: Covid-19 vaccines: a case study
- 1: What’s the future for vaccinations?
- 1: Glossary
- 1: Index
