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Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year
Popular baby book for parents, by Ari Brown, MD and Denise Fields (Windsor
Peak Press, 5th edition, 2011), includes an excellent section on
immunization topics. Dr. Ari Brown is an official spokesperson for the
American Academy of Pediatrics. A trusted source for child health and
development, Dr. Brown has made appearances on the Today Show, Good
Morning America, CNN, ABC News, Dr. Phil, and the Rachael Ray Show.
Order online from the publisher. |
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vaccinations
Written by Michael Joseph Smith, M.D., M.S.C.E., and Laurie Bouck
(Penguin, 2010; 288 pages), this guide takes the mystery out of this
often-confusing topic. Designed to help the reader understand and
appreciate this unique public health tool, the book explains how vaccines
work, how they are tested and monitored, and what vaccinations are
recommended for children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and special groups
such as travelers. The book also explores several related issues, such as
the use of mercury in vaccines, the cycle of influenza epidemics, why
there are vaccine shortages, and what new vaccines might be developed
next. Available in two formats: paperback and eBook. |
Do Vaccines Cause That?! A Guide for Evaluating Vaccine Safety Concerns
A must-read book for parents, health professionals, journalists and
educators concerned about the safety of vaccines. The authors, Martin
Myers, MD and Diego Pineda, MS, are, respectively, the editor and the
science writer for the National Network for Immunization Information (NNii).
They have co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed articles on immunization
issues. This guide will help you sort through all the misinformation that
makes it hard to decide what's best for your child's health. All sections
were reviewed by experts for accuracy and by a group of nontechnically
trained readers (mothers) for clarity. |
Factcines: Facts on Vaccines. Just the Data. You Decide
By Susan Shoshana Weisberg, MD, FCP, FAAP (BookSurge Publishing, 2008: 294
pages)
The medical literature on vaccines and vaccine targeted diseases
translated into understandable English. Sources are documented, with over
1900 references cited. Includes 200 pages of easily readable text, and 82
pages of listed references. All net proceeds from book sales donated to
non-profit charities. |
The History of Vaccines
By Karie Youngdahl, Babi Hammond, and Michelle Sipics (College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 2013, 52 pages). Written by the people behind the award-winning
HistoryofVaccines.org website, this book covers the birth of vaccination in the late 1700s and traces the influences of the
bacteriological revolution of the late 1800s into the rapidly expanding field of vaccinology.
The book is colorful and visually engaging, with more than 40
illustrations, photographs, and charts. Most of the images are taken
from the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of
Philadelphia. To purchase,
order online. If you are interested in purchasing more than 10 copies of the book
for a pediatric practice or other use, please contact Karie Youngdahl, the project director, at
kyoungdahl@collegeofphysicians.org. A timeline poster (20" by
18") of vaccine history is also available. |
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear
In The Panic Virus (Simon & Schuster, 2011: 429 pages), journalist Seth Mnookin
draws on interviews with parents, public-health advocates, scientists, and
anti-vaccine activists to tackle a fundamental question: How do we decide
what the truth is? The book is a riveting and sometimes heart-breaking
medical detective story that explores the limits of rational thought. It
is the ultimate cautionary tale for our time. |
Parents
PACK Newsletter
The Vaccine Education Center's new monthly vaccine email newsletter is
just for parents and it's one of the benefits of their new Parents PACK
Program. Each issue will offer: timely vaccine information you can use,
announcements, feature articles, and vaccine questions and answers. |
PKIDs'
Pediatric Hepatitis Report
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs) 530-page
report helps parents understand hepatitis A-E from transmission to
treatment to civil rights protection. You can download
the pdf for
free This web page also offers
access to a Spanish, Russian, and simplified Chinese version. For
more information about
any of PKIDS activities, call toll-free (877) 557-5437 [(877) 55-PKIDS)]
or (360) 695-0293 during regular business hours Pacific Time. |
Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations
This free online booklet (Washington State Department of Health, 2009)
provides parents with accurate information about immunizations and the
diseases they prevent, vaccine safety, and other topics of interest to the
public. The publication, available in English and Spanish, can be
downloaded in either low resolution (for printing on office copiers) or
high resolution (for professional printing). |
The Saturday Shot; A Nellie Park Adventure
By Morgan Thomas (Tate Publishing, 2009: 24 pages) Join author Morgan
Thomas on her creative journey with Nellie Park, a girl who is facing her
biggest fear—the needle. The Saturday Shot is the perfect remedy for kids
of all ages dealing with a vaccination appointment. |
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: The Forgotten Story
By Rachel M. Cunningham, MPH; Julie A. Boom, MD; and Carol J. Baker, MD
Written by experts from the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine
Awareness and Research (CVAR) in response to increased media attention on
vaccines, this book profiles families devastated by vaccine-preventable
disease. The book seeks to educate families about the importance of
protecting children through vaccines and to dispel the myth that
vaccine-preventable diseases are merely relics of the past. To purchase
($3.00), order online. |
Vaccines
and Your Baby
This
40-page booklet, by P.A. Offit, M.D., is filled with colorful photographs
and illustrations to accompany the video by the same name. Order
the booklet and the video for your clinic, hospital, or practice.
For
more information, call (215) 590-9990. |
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