Vaccines: Are they Worth a Shot?
The dangerous decline in vaccinations in many developed countries is at the heart of a lively debate that confirms how important the subject is today. Vaccinations are among mankind’s most important scientific discoveries, yet they continue to be viewed w
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Vaccines: Are they Worth a Shot?
Andrea Grignolio
Vaccines: Are they Worth a Shot?
Andrea Grignolio Unit and Museum of History of Medicine Department of Experimental Medicine Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy Translated by Joan Rundo Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
The translation of this book has been funded by SEPS SEGRETARIATO EUROPEO PER LE PUBBLICAZIONI SCIENTIFICHE, Via Val d’Aposa 7, 40123 Bologna, Italy, e-mail: [email protected], www.seps.it
ISBN 978-3-319-68105-4 ISBN 978-3-319-68106-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68106-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018942232 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 Based on a translation from the Italian language edition: Chi ha paura dei vaccini? by Andrea Grignolio, © Codice edizioni, Torino 2016. All Rights Reserved. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration by Anne-Lise Boutin Printed on acid-free paper This Copernicus imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my mother, who gave me my first immunity
The only true voyage of discovery, the only fountain of Eternal Youth, would be not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes. Marcel Proust, The Captive Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. John Adams, Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law Truth, the harsh truth. Stendhal, The red and the black
Foreword
Vaccines have led us out of the Age of Darkness into the Age of Enlightenment. Because of vaccines, children no longer have to routinely suffer diseases like meningitis, hepatitis, pneumonia, and sepsis and a variety of other potentially fatal infections. Unfortunately, vaccines have now become a victim of their own success. Young parents today do
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