The Virus and the Vaccine
Contaminated Vaccine, Deadly Cancers, and Government Neglect
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · July 1, 2005
Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is regarded as a veritbale medical miracle, for it largely eradicated one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century.
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- Who it’s for
- A medical mystery with lasting stakes, this account probes a troubling chapter in polio vaccination.
- Themes
- Vaccine contamination, Government response to health risks, Public health policy
- Genres
- Vaccinations, Virology, Medical History
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Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is regarded as a veritbale medical miracle, for it largely eradicated one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century. But the story of the vaccine has a dark side, one that has never been fully told before. Between 1954 and 1963, close to 98 million Americans received polio vaccinations contaminated with a carcinogenic monkey virus, now known as SV40.
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The government downplayed the incident, and it was generally accepted that although oncogenic to lab animals, SV40 was harmless to humans. But now SV40 is showing up in human cancers, and prominent researchers are demanding a serious public health response to this forgotten polio vaccine contaminant. A gripping medical detective story, The Virus and the Vaccine raises major questions about vaccine policy.
A Vaccine’s Shadow
A medical mystery with lasting stakes, this account probes a troubling chapter in polio vaccination.
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- The tension between a celebrated medical breakthrough and its hidden contaminant
- Questions about public health, scientific uncertainty, and government response
Expect
- A pointed look at SV40 and reported concerns about human cancers
- A medical-detective framing, not a simple celebration of progress
Where it sits
| Vaccinations | 68% |
|---|---|
| Virology | 33% |
| Medical History | 28% |
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Publisher categories
- 20th-Century America
- Diseases & Conditions
- Disease & Public Health
- Authors
- Debbie Bookchin, Jim Schumacher
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- July 1, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Vaccine contamination · Government response to health risks · Public health policy
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century America