Vaccination Investigation

The book lives up to its title by investigating what vaccines are. Not a technical scientific writing and meant for the general audience, but also a good explanation of the history of vaccines and how they work. There are illustrations of the stages of virus attacks and bodily response. The author explains that we are at war with a cleaver enemy that modifies its tactics quickly. The reader will understand why there will unlikely be quick fixes for new viral attacks, and that some are much more difficult to defend against. There is reasoned discussion of the fear that many people have about taking vaccinations. If you already have a degree in biology, this book may be too basic, but for the rest of us it would be a great place to start on beginning to understand viral diseases and how they may affect us and our children.