This first comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States tells the story of how vaccination became a widely acce

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This title calls for the opening of political thought toward a re-signification of terms - such as 'community, ' 'immunity, ' 'biopolitics, ' and 'the impersona

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Given the propensity of contemporary protection measures such as counterterrorism efforts and fierce protection strategies against viral threats, as well as phy