You're no idiot, of course. Twentieth-century medicine has won the war againist polio, smallpox, and rubella, but viruses and bacteria continue to evolve and threaten our health in the twenty-first. Still, new saccinations seem to appear almost every year, and the information about them can be confusing.

Michael Joseph Smith, M.D., M.S.C.E., is a pediatrician and assistant professor of Pediatrics at University of Louisville School of Medicine. He has done research on media coverage of the MMR-autism controversy and immunization rates. Dr. Smith earned his M.D. at Columbia, received a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases, and earned an M.S. in Clinical Epidemiology. Laurie Bouck is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Parenting and Pregnancy, patient education materials, and elsewhere.

Understanding Vaccines	p. 1
How It All Began	p. 3
Smallpox: The Speckled Monster	p. 4
Give It to Me	p. 4
Cowpox Power	p. 5
The Fall of the Monster	p. 7
The Opposition	p. 8
What's Next	p. 9
How Vaccines Work	p. 11
Bodily Threats	p. 12
Bacteria: Good and Bad	p. 12
Sneaky Viruses	p. 14
Flexible Fungi	p. 16
Your Amazing Immune System	p. 17
The Innate Immune System	p. 17
The Adaptive Immune System	p. 18
Vaccines at Work	p. 19
Live Vaccines	p. 20
Inactivated Vaccines	p. 22
Achieving Herd Immunity	p. 23
Modern Vaccines	p. 27
From Smallpox to Today	p. 28
How Vaccines Are Developed	p. 29
Clinical Trials	p. 30
Licensing and Monitoring Vaccines	p. 32
The Immunization Schedule	p. 33
Who Recommends Vaccines?	p. 34
Alternative Vaccination Schedules	p. 35
Vaccine Delivery	p. 37
Injected and Oral Vaccines	p. 38
Other Delivery Methods	p. 39
How Long Does Immunity Last?	p. 39
Standard Vaccinations for Every Age	p. 41
Vaccinations in the First Year of Life	p. 43
Hepatitis B	p. 44
Why Now?	p. 46
What to Expect	p. 46
Who Might Not Get It	p. 47
Rotavirus	p. 47
Why Now?	p. 49
What to Expect	p. 50
Who Might Not Get It	p. 50
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Acellular Pertussis (DTaP)	p. 50
Why Now?	p. 52
What to Expect	p. 53
Who Might Not Get It	p. 54
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)	p. 54
Why Now?	p. 55
What to Expect	p. 55
Who Might Not Get It	p. 56
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination (PCV7)	p. 56
Why Now?	p. 57
What to Expect	p. 57
Who Might Not Get It	p. 57
Polio	p. 58
Why Now?	p. 58
What to Expect	p. 58
Who Might Not Get It	p. 59
Influenza	p. 59
Why Now?	p. 60
What to Expect	p. 60
Who Might Not Get It	p. 60
Vaccinations in the Second Year of Life	p. 63
Continuation from the First Year	p. 64
Measles, Mumps, and Rubelia (MMR)	p. 65
Why Now?	p. 67
What to Expect	p. 67
Who Might Not Get It	p. 68
Varicella (Chickenpox)	p. 69
Why Now?	p. 70
What to Expect	p. 71
Who Might Not Get It	p. 72
Hepatitis A	p. 72
Why Now?	p. 73
What to Expect	p. 73
Who Might Not Get It	p. 74
For Ages 2 to 18 Years	p. 71
From Ages Two to Six	p. 77
Catch-Up Vaccinations	p. 78
Influenza	p. 84
Why Now?	p. 84
What to Expect	p. 85
Who Might Not Get It	p. 85
Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap)	p. 86
Why Now?	p. 86
What to Expect	p. 87
Who Might Not Get It	p. 87
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)	p. 87
Why Now?	p. 88
What to Expect	p. 89
Who Might Not Get It	p. 90
Meningococcal Vaccination	p. 90
Who Now?	p. 91
What to Expect	p. 92
Who Might Not Get It	p. 92
Staying Healthy Throughout Adulthood	p. 95
Are We Done Yet?	p. 96
Vaccinations for Young Adults	p. 97
Vaccinations for All Adults	p. 99
Td/Tdap Vaccination in Adults	p. 99
The Return of Chickenpox	p. 100
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)	p. 101
The Flu Shot	p. 102
Shots for Seniors	p. 103
Varicella Zoster (Shingles)	p. 104
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV)	p. 105
Adults with Health Problems	p. 105
Vaccinations and Pregnancy	p. 106
Vaccinations for Health-Care Workers	p. 108
Other Groups	p. 109
Episodic and Circumstantial Vaccinations	p. 113
Vaccinations for ill Children and Adults	p. 115
Acutely ill Children	p. 116
Chronically ill Children	p. 117
High-Risk Groups	p. 118
Allergies	p. 120
Special Vaccinations for Injuries or Bioterrorism	p. 123
Tetanus	p. 124
When Yon Might Need It	p. 124
Side Effects and Problems	p. 126
Rabies	p. 126
When Yon Might Need It	p. 127
Side Effects and Problems	p. 128
Anthrax	p. 128
When You Might Need It	p. 129
Side Effects and Problems	p. 130
Smallpox	p. 130
When You Might Need It	p. 131
Side Effects and Problems	p. 132
Vaccinations for Travelers	p. 135
Before You Leave	p. 136
Finding CDC Recommendations	p. 137
Tips for Healthy Travel	p. 139
Common Vaccinations by Region	p. 142
Typhoid	p. 142
Yellow Fever	p. 143
Japanese Encephalitis	p. 145
Rabies	p. 146
Hepatitis A Vaccination	p. 147
Vaccines on the Horizon	p. 151
Challenges to Creating New Vaccines	p. 152
New Vaccine Techniques	p. 152
Three Critical New Vaccines	p. 153
The Malaria Vaccine	p. 154
The Tuberculosis Vaccine	p. 155
The HIV/AIDS Vaccine	p. 158
Other Infectious Disease Vaccines	p. 160
Vaccines for Noninfectious Diseases	p. 161
Cancer Vaccines	p. 162
Vaccines for Addictions	p. 163
Vaccines for Neurological Conditions	p. 163
Vaccination Controversies	p. 165
Do Vaccines Cause Medical Problems?	p. 167
Understanding Cause and Effect	p. 168
Vaccines and Autism	p. 169
What Is Autism?	p. 169
The Wakefield Study	p. 172
Questioning Wakefield	p. 173
Mercury	p. 174
Next Steps	p. 176
Links to Other Diseases	p. 176
Vaccine Ingredients	p. 179
Multiple Vaccinations	p. 180
Other Questions About Vaccines	p. 183
Are Vaccines Necessary?	p. 184
Pathogens Persist	p. 184
Vaccines Still Save Lives	p. 185
Are Vaccines Somehow Linked to Abortion?	p. 187
Religions Diets	p. 188
Vaccination Requirements and Exemptions	p. 189
The Effects of Not Vaccinating	p. 190
Evaluating Vaccine Claims	p. 191
When Vaccines Harm or Fail	p. 195
Adverse Events	p. 196
Reactions	p. 198
Manufacturing Issues	p. 200
Harmful Vaccines	p. 200
Ineffective Vaccines	p. 201
Immune Response Failure	p. 202
Tracking Vaccine Safety	p. 204
Understanding VAERS Data	p. 205
VAERS and Vaccine Lots	p. 206
Getting Help	p. 207
Filing a Claim	p. 209
Recent Cases	p. 210
Funding Vaccines	p. 213
Research and Manufacturing	p. 214
Distribution	p. 215
Private Health Plans	p. 216
Government Health Plans	p. 216
Developing Countries	p. 218
Vaccine Shortages	p. 220
Recent Shortages	p. 221
The Vaccine Stockpile	p. 222
Future Funding Strategies	p. 223
Appendixes
Glossary	p. 225
Further Reading	p. 237
Common Acronyms for Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases	p. 243
Vaccine Records	p. 245
Index	p. 253
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