State of Immunity

The Politics of Vaccination in Twentieth-Century America
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-520-24749-9
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 349 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public

This first comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. One hundred years ago, just a handful of vaccines existed, and only one, for smallpox, was widely used. Today more than two dozen vaccines are in use, fourteen of which are universally recommended for children. State of Immunity examines the strategies that health officials have used—ranging from advertising and public relations campaigns to laws requiring children to be immunized before they can attend school—to gain public acceptance of vaccines. Like any medical intervention, vaccination carries a small risk of adverse reactions. But unlike other procedures, it is performed on healthy people, most commonly children, and has been mandated by law. Vaccination thus poses unique ethical, political, and legal questions.

James Colgrove considers how individual liberty should be balanced against the need to protect the common welfare, how experts should act in the face of incomplete or inconsistent scientific information, and how the public should be involved in these decisions. A well-researched, intelligent, and balanced look at a timely topic, this book explores these issues through a vivid historical narrative that offers new insights into the past, present, and future of vaccination.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Colgrove, James

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Foreword by Daniel M. Fox
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Vaccination Politics and Law in American History
1. Between Persuasion and Compulsion: Vaccination at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
2. Science in a Democracy: Smallpox Vaccination in the Progressive Era and the 1920s
3. Diphtheria Immunization: The Power, and the Limits, of Persuasion
4. Hard Cores and Soft Spots: Selling the Polio Vaccine
5. Eradicationism and Its Discontents
6. Consent, Compulsion, and Compensation: Vaccination Programs in Crisis
7. Expansion and Backlash: Vaccination at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

Notes
Archival Sources
Index

Über Autor(innen)

James Colgrove is Associate Research Scientist at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.