Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same. Born into the life of a Montana chicken farmer, Hilleman ran off to the University of Chicago to become a microbiologist, and eventually joined Merck, th...
Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same. Born into the life of a Montana chicken farmer, Hilleman ran off to the University of Chicago to become a microbiologist, and eventually joined Merck, the pharmaceutical company, to pursue his goal of eliminating childhood disease. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly dread diseases—including often devastating ones such as mumps and rubella—practically toothless and nearly forgotten; his measles vaccine alone saves several million lives every year. Vaccinated is not a biography; Hilleman's experience forms the basis for a rich and lively narrative of two hundred years of medical history, ranging across the globe and throughout time to take in a cast of hundreds, all caught up, intentionally or otherwise, in the story of vaccines. It is an inspiring and triumphant tale, but one with a cautionary aspect, as vaccines come under assault from people blaming vaccines for autism and worse. Paul Offit clearly and compellingly rebuts those arguments, and, by demonstrating how much the work of Hilleman and others has gained for humanity, shows us how much we have to lose.
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1 有用 壮撞飞了谁 2019-11-22 18:07:02
引人入胜。人类走过多少崎岖的路才到达现在公共卫生的水平。太多我们习以为常的健康成果是经过几个世纪科学家的探索和普通人的陨落得来的。hilleman在无形中救过这么多人，担得起无冕之王！
1 有用 玄林 2014-11-24 13:59:49
其实很多人，包括我读这本书以前也不知道，我们的身上都“流”有Maurice Hillerman的成果。对于其他治病救人的医疗手段和药物来说，疫苗是一个不同的东西，因为它是广泛接种于健康的人群，尤其是婴幼儿，意义在于预防而不是治疗，所以本身具有其重要性也有其争议性。此书以Hilleman为中心，描绘出了上个世纪以来疫苗发展的历史，也指出了在本世纪以来疫苗接种所面对的新问题。当然，此书更是给Hille... 其实很多人，包括我读这本书以前也不知道，我们的身上都“流”有Maurice Hillerman的成果。对于其他治病救人的医疗手段和药物来说，疫苗是一个不同的东西，因为它是广泛接种于健康的人群，尤其是婴幼儿，意义在于预防而不是治疗，所以本身具有其重要性也有其争议性。此书以Hilleman为中心，描绘出了上个世纪以来疫苗发展的历史，也指出了在本世纪以来疫苗接种所面对的新问题。当然，此书更是给Hilleman这个无冕之王的缅怀和赞许，作者本身也身受其影响，也是近年疫苗的重要发展者之一，为美国及全球的疫苗接种而摇旗呐喊。值得承认的是，疫苗接种以其特殊性，不仅仅是科学问题，也是政治、社会、宗教问题，我还是持有一定保留意见，但是他们的贡献和付出总是值得钦佩的。 (展开)