You can watch dismiss other programs online at book theredoering booktv. Org. The gagersburg book festival continues on book testify. Science magazine recorder Meredith Wadman talks about the race to create vaccinations. Hi, everybody. Walk to the gaithersburg become festival. I am Sarah Jackson and im a proud resident and an epidemiologist the university of maryland. Gaithersburg is a city that proudly support this arts and humanities. Were pleaed to bring you this fabulous event, thanks in part to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers when when you see them, say thank you. I have a few announcements. Please silence all of your guise device. Youre on social media, use the hash tag gbf. Your feedback is valuable. Surveys are available here the tone and on the web site. By submit think survey you will be entered two a drawing for a 100 vase gift card. Dr. Meredith wadman will be signing books after the talk. A quick word about buying books. This is a free event but it does
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Oxford university and has written for the New York Times amongs could is current lay staff writer at Science Magazine. As an epidemiologist and a researcher in training i was excited to read her book, the vaccine race, signs, politics and human cost of defeating disease. The senators for a Disease Control and prevention considers vaccinations the number one Public Health achievement of the 20th century. Indeed vaccines have saved millions of lives. It is because of vaccinations that smallpox is eradicated and the scourge of other diseases such as polio, rue la and chicken box are a thing of the past. This is a story about great achievement in Public Health and about the men, women and children who happened make the vaccines possible. Throughout this book, cob tell prayer interviews with contemporary interviews keep these individual as i live own then page, dr. Wadman does not shire airplane from the uncomfortable truth in the history of vaccines. The race remind us its important we lea
Vaccine race science, politics, and the human costs of defeating disease. The centers for Disease Control and prevention considers that the number one Public Health achievement of the 20th century. Indeed, vaccines have saved millions of lives it because of vaccinations for smallpox was eradicated and other diseases such as polio, rubella and evenr chickenpox are a thing of theech past. This book is not only the story of the great achievement of Public Health. Ou it is also about the men, womena and children who help take these vaccines possible. Throughout this book, contemporary interviews with key players bring the personalities of these important scientific individuals alive on the page. Dr. Wadman does not shy away from their comfortable truth embedded within the history of vaccine are not user. The vaccine race reminds us it is important that we learn from our past so that the story written in the future about how we solve the crisis of today as much more ethically grounded. Perh
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