03036nam 2200517Ia 450 991076577900332120231101071823.01-5261-2676-110.7765/9781526126764(CKB)5400000000000378(DE-B1597)660605(DE-B1597)9781526126764(OCoLC)1163821517(EXLCZ)99540000000000037820231101h20192019 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVaccinating Britain Mass vaccination and the public since the Second World War /Gareth MillwardManchester : Manchester University Press, [2019]©20191 online resource 6 graphsSocial Histories of Medicine ;171-5261-2677-X Front matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- I: The development and evolution of the vaccination programme -- 1 Diphtheria -- 2 Smallpox -- 3 Poliomyelitis -- II: Vaccination crises -- 4 Pertussis -- 5 MMR -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- IndexThis electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Vaccinating Britain shows how the British public has played a central role in the development of vaccination policy since the Second World War. It explores the relationship between the public and public health through five key vaccines - diphtheria, smallpox, poliomyelitis, whooping cough and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR). It reveals that while the British public has embraced vaccination as a safe, effective and cost-efficient form of preventative medicine, demand for vaccination and trust in the authorities that provide it has ebbed and flowed according to historical circumstances. It is the first book to offer a long-term perspective on vaccination across different vaccine types. This history provides context for students and researchers interested in present-day controversies surrounding public health immunisation programmes. Historians of the post-war British welfare state will find valuable insight into changing public attitudes towards institutions of government and vice versa.SOCIAL SCIENCE / GeneralbisacshBritain.British public.Historiography.Policy.Public health.Vaccination.Welfare state.SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.610.9Millward Gareth, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut880261Millward Gareth, DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910765779003321Vaccinating Britain2960491UNINA