Between Hope and Fear

A smart and compelling examination of the science of immunity, the public policy implications of vaccine denial,...
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Author: Michael Kinch
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Between Hope and Fear by Kinch, Michael

Between Hope and Fear

CHF 98.85

Between Hope and Fear

CHF 98.85
Author: Michael Kinch
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A smart and compelling examination of the science of immunity, the public policy implications of vaccine denial, and the real-world outcomes of failing to vaccinate.

If you have a child in school, you may have heard stories of long-dormant diseases suddenly reappearing-cases of measles, mumps, rubella, and whooping cough cropping up everywhere from elementary schools to Ivy League universities because a select group of parents refuse to vaccinate their children.

Between Hope and Fear tells the remarkable story of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases and their social and political implications. While detailing the history of vaccine invention, Kinch reveals the ominous reality that our victories against vaccine-preventable diseases are not permanent-and could easily be undone. In the tradition of John Barry's The Great Influenza and Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Emperor of All Maladies, Between Hope and Fear relates the remarkable intersection of science, technology and disease that has helped eradicate many of the deadliest plagues known to man.



Author: Michael Kinch
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781681777511


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/23/2018
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018
Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 112
Booklist 06/01/2018 pg. 10

About the Author

Michael Kinch is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Between Hope and Fear (Pegasus Books), The End of the Beginning (Pegasus Books) and A Prescription for Change (UNC Press). Beyond his current work documenting the sources of innovation responsible for new medicines, he has led cancer research activities at the biotechnology company MedImmune and the development of medicines to prevent pandemic virus outbreaks at Functional Genetics, Inc. He led drug discovery at Yale University before moving to St Louis.


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