Vaccinophobia and Vaccine Controversies of the 21st Century

Chapter 1 The History of Vaccine Challenges: Conquering Diseases, Plagued by Controversy

Chapter 2 Vaccine Development and Safety

Chapter 3 Known Vaccine-Associated Adverse Events

Chapter 4 Communicating Vaccine Risks and Benefits

Chapter 5 Vaccine Refusal: Perspectives from Pediatrics

Chapter 6 The Anti-vaccine Movement: A Pharmacist’s View

Chapter 7 Antivaccinationism: Parental Viewpoint

Chapter 8 The Vaccine Misinformation Landscape in Family Medicine

Chapter 9 Vaccines: Boon or Bane—A Nurse’s Outlook

Chapter 11 Thimerosal and Other Vaccine Additives

Chapter 12 Perceived Risks from Live Viral Vaccines

Chapter 13 Can Vaccines Cause Cancer?

Chapter 14 Autoimmunity, Allergies, and Asthma: A Relationship to Vaccines?

Chapter 15 The Role of Public Health Ethics in Vaccine Decision Making: Insights from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chapter 16 Alternative Schedules: Why Not?

Chapter 17 Influenza Vaccines and Guillain Barré Syndrome

Chapter 18 Can Vaccines Cause Chronic Diseases?

Chapter 19 Kawasaki Disease and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Any Connection to Vaccination?

Chapter 20 Political and Legal Issues in Vaccination

Chapter 21 The Media’s Role in Vaccine Misinformation

Chapter 22 Vaccines and the Internet

Chapter 23 An International Perspective on Vaccine Safety

Chapter 24 An Infection Prevention Perspective on Immunizations

Chapter 25 Insights from Public Health: A Framework for Understanding and Fostering Vaccine Acceptance