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Columbia University Press
17 September 2024
This book is a go-to guide for all families seeking trustworthy information about the science and safety of vaccines. Paul A. Offit and Charlotte A. Moser-scientists and parents with decades of experience-equip readers with the facts they need to navigate vaccine decisions for the whole family, from babies to elders. In straightforward prose, they offer accessible and authoritative answers to today's most common vaccine-related questions.

Offit and Moser explain how vaccines work, how they are made, and how they are tested. Chapters examine vaccine safety, ingredients, the workings of the immune system, and practical considerations from the implications of different medical conditions to missed doses. The book covers vaccines that have been available for decades as well as newer vaccines for illnesses such as RSV, COVID-19, and mpox, including both traditional and mRNA vaccines. The second half of the book is a guide to individual vaccines organized by age groups, including the first and second year of life, ages three to six, older children and teenagers, and adults. A timely resource for all families, this book allays unfounded fears and provides a clear, easy-to-understand picture of vaccines and vaccination.

Vaccines and Your Family is a revised and updated edition of Vaccines and Your Child (2011) that expands coverage to include all ages and addresses recent scientific progress. It explores the new recommendations and new questions regarding vaccines that have arisen in the intervening years.
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Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   second edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm, 
ISBN:   9780231213387
ISBN 10:   0231213387
Pages:   368
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Paul A. Offit, MD, is the director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as well as the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an internationally recognized vaccine expert and the coinventor of a rotavirus vaccine. Charlotte A. Moser, MS, is codirector of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and creator of Parents PACK, the center’s program for the public. She has spent more than two decades designing content and resources that answer pressing vaccine questions and has published numerous scientific papers related to disease prevention, immunology, and vaccines.

Reviews for Vaccines and Your Family: Separating Fact from Fiction

Quite simply, the absolute best resource on vaccination available. The most authoritative two voices I know of answer every question, doubt, hope, and fear that anyone concerned about vaccinating their kids or themselves can imagine. This book belongs on the shelf or electronic reader of every parent, anyone who has parents, anyone thinking of becoming a parent, and anyone made nervous by what they see about vaccines on social media. -- Arthur L. Caplan, Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Vaccines and Your Family is an informative book for parents and families seeking a better understanding about the science and research behind vaccines. Offit and Moser offer essential knowledge and actional guidance—a terrific resource for patients and clinicians alike. -- Leana Wen, MD, author of <i>When Doctors Don't Listen</i> and <i>Lifelines</i>


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