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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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