TY - BOOK AU - Engdahl,Sylvia TI - Vaccines T2 - Current controversies SN - 9780737741506 (hbk.) U1 - 614.47083 PY - 2009/// CY - Detroit PB - Greenhaven Pr. KW - Vaccination KW - Popular works KW - Vaccines KW - Vaccination of children N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-211) and index; Are vaccines likely to do more harm than good? --; Overview: Opposition to childhood vaccinations is increasing; Mike Cronin --; Yes : the risks of common vaccines often exceed their benefits --; There are real dangers to vaccines; David Kupelian --; Vaccines may be the cause of autism; Kelly Patricia O'Meara --; Some parents feel they must lie to avoid vaccination of their children; Steve LeBlanc --; Many scientific studies of vaccine safety are flawed; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. --; The cervical cancer vaccine has not been proven safe or effective; Cathy Gulli, Lianne George, and John Intini --; No : the risk of harm from common vaccines is extremely small --; The benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks; Aubrey Noelle Stimola --; Giving multiple vaccines to children is safe; Centers for disease Control and Prevention --; Anti-vaccine fanatics are free riders; Michael Fumento --; Should routine vaccinations be mandatory? --; Overview: Vaccination controversy centers on the right to choose; Logan Molyneux --; Yes : vaccination should be mandatory in order to prevent the spread of disease --; Meningitis vaccination should be mandatory for college dorm residents; Katie Strickland --; All young girls should be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer; Elizabeth M. Whelan --; No : mandatory vaccination violates people's right to control their bodies --; Making cervical cancer vaccination mandatory is bad medicine; Lucinda Marshall --; The chickenpox vaccine is unnecessary and its safety is unproven; Andrew Schlafly --; New Jersey's new childhood vaccine mandates are indefensible; Deirdre Imus --; Compulsory vaccination eliminates normal checks on government power; Mark Blaxill and Barbara Loe Fisher --; Push to mandate new vaccines comes from profit-driven industry; Evelyn Pringle --; Does the threat of bioterrorism warrant mandatory vaccination? --; Chapter preface --; Yes : vaccination against biological weapons is essential to defense --; Anthrax vaccine is necessary to protect services members; Stephanie L. Carl --; High-risk situations justify government restrictions on liberty; Lawrence O. Gostin --; No : unproven vaccines can cause harm and should not be forced on anyone --; Service members should not be ordered to risk damage to their health; Bob Evans --; Mandatory anthrax vaccination has caused many serious illnesses; Greg Gordon --; Compulsory vaccination against bioterrorist attacks is unjustified; Tom Jefferson --; What are some future uses for vaccines? --; Chapter preface --; Lives could be saved by more vaccination of adolescents and adults; Steve Baragona --; Measles is a major cause of death among unvaccinated children in Africa; William J. Moss --; Children infected with HIV need access to pneumonia vaccine; Orin Levine and Paul Zeitz --; More women should be enrolled in HIV preventive vaccine trials; Edward Mills ... [et al.] --; Experimental AIDS vaccines have not been successful; John Lauerman --; A malaria vaccine is desperately needed in Africa; Michael Finkel --; Vaccines are being developed to treat cancer; Michelle Meadows --; New vaccines may help to stop smoking, drug use, and overeating; Ronald Kotulak ER -