Vaccines in the global era : how to deal safely and effectively with the pandemics of our time
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Vaccines in the global era : how to deal safely and effectively with the pandemics of our time
World Scientific, [2022]
[Second edition]
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Vaccini dell'era globale
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Vaccini dell'era globale
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Translation of: I vaccini dell'era globale : come affrontare con sicurezza ed efficacia le pandemie del nostro tempo
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Summary: "A new coronavirus, most likely spilled over from an animal species, has plunged us into the third epidemic of this kind in the last 20 years, against which there were neither vaccines nor therapies. While we argue over the future of humanity, vulnerable to the ecological and environmental degradation that has enabled the pandemic, extraordinary technologies have been developed to combat infectious diseases. In just 11 months it was possible to develop, test and produce the vaccines that are gradually enabling us to escape the SARS-CoV-2 nightmare. In addition, with the legacy of the technologies developed against COVID-19, we will be able to overcome antimicrobial resistance - a slow but inexorable pandemic. As vaccinologists are churning out increasingly precise and effective solutions, vaccine acceptance seems to be receding. Outbreaks of preventable diseases have prompted the health authorities of several countries to make childhood vaccinations mandatory again. Much remains to be done, but a pub
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- Old and new epidemics
- The long history of vaccines
- Listen to this
- Chasing moving targets
- Vaccines wanted against four big killers
- Unpredictable viruses: the flu
- A pandemic of our time
- How to immunize an entire planet against COVID-19
- Vaccines for whom?
- How do our defenses work?
- Dispelling 7 myths
- Maybe you didn't know that . .
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