Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Maya GoldenbergSeries:Science, Values, and the PublicPublish date:2021-09-28Pages:264
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966906ISBN-10:822966905UPC:9780822966906Book Category:MedicalBook Subcategory:History, Pharmacology, Public HealthSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCP2M36DYQ
Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science
The public has voiced concern over the adverse effects of vaccines from the moment Dr. Edward Jenner introduced the first smallpox vaccine in 1796. The controversy over childhood immunization intensified in 1998, when Dr. Andrew Wakefield linked the MMR vaccine to autism. Although Wakefield's findings were later discredited and retracted, and medical and scientific evidence suggests routine...
Series: Science, Values, and the Public
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966906ISBN-10:822966905UPC:9780822966906Book Category:MedicalBook Subcategory:History, Pharmacology, Public HealthSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCP2M36DYQ
Maya J. Goldenberg is associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. Her research centers on the philosophy of science and medicine, with interest in the connection between science and values.
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