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Breathless [sound recording] : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus / by Quammen, David,1948-author.(CARDINAL)326293; Roy, Jacques(Jacques David),narrator.(CARDINAL)352041;
Read by Jacques Roy.This is is the account of the scientists' efforts worldwide to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 vaccines.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vaccines / by Coffee, Megan,author.; Perkins, Sharon,author.(CARDINAL)464598;
Getting started with vaccine basics -- Focusing on vaccine fundamentals -- The (non) life of a virus -- The crowned virus: coronavirus -- Bacterial bad guys -- Verifying valuable vaccines -- Distinguishing and testing different vaccines -- Tracking the current list of effective vaccines -- What to expect when you're vaccinating -- Scheduling safety -- Vaccines for children -- Vaccines for adults -- Spelling out who may face risks -- Anti-vaxxers and debunking myths about vaccines -- The part of tens -- Five people who created ten (or more) modern vaccines -- Ten diseases without vaccines, from A to Z -- The ten most lethal major pandemics -- Ten ways to boost your immune system."Measles, mumps, and rubella--oh my! Why are we vaccinating our children--and ourselves--against these diseases, and what goes on in our bodies after the needle comes out? Vaccines For Dummies will inform and entertain you about all things vax, including how the first vaccines were discovered, what's in modern vaccines, how they are tested and approved for use, and why the CDC's vaccine schedule is what it is. Inside, you'll also find a complete guide to vaccine benefits, potential side effects, and contraindications, so you'll be ready when shot time comes."--Amazon.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Vaccines.; COVID-19 (Disease); Vaccination.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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The nocebo effect : when words make you sick / by Bernstein, Michael(Michael H.),editor.; Blease, Charlotte,editor.(CARDINAL)888932; Locher, Cosima,editor.(CARDINAL)888931; Brown, Walter A.(Walter Armin),1941-editor.(CARDINAL)785309; Mayo Clinic,issuing body.(CARDINAL)139544;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The nocebo effect in the clinic -- When psychotherapy harms -- The nocebi effect and COVID-19 -- What is the nocebo effect? : a philosophical perspective -- The biology of nocebo effects -- How the mind creates nocebo effects -- The ethics of nocebo effects -- How clinicians can minimize nocebo effects -- Protecting yourself from nocebo effects -- Nocebo, the environment, and public health -- The nocebo effect and the media -- From genetical shrinking panics to humming giraffes : the many different faces of the nocebo effect."7 billion doses of the COVID vaccine have been administered around the world, with nearly 400 million doses in the United States alone. Undoubtedly, the vaccine has saved, and will continue to save, countless lives. While we should appreciate these innovations of modern-day medical science, the vaccine has not been universally accepted, hampering our efforts to reduce harm. Side-effects of the COVID vaccine are widely discussed in news outlets. Countless online discussion boards teem with anecdotes of people feeling sick after getting jabbed. This is no surprise as we construct stories to describe and find meaning in our experience. Human ancestors may have shared such stories around the campfire; in modern times, we have a vast array of social media platforms which may serve the same evolutionary function. But lost in this discussion of side effects, and ignored by the CDC, vaccine experts and the media, is the inconvenient fact that a significant portion of these side effects are not actually caused by the vaccine. Instead, they are the result of our negative expectations, the so-called nocebo effect. The nocebo effect stems from the Latin word nocere, which translates roughly as "to harm" and can be best summarized as the occurrence of a harmful event that stems from consciously or subconsciously anticipating or expecting it. We are just discovering the power behind this phenomenon, as explored in the groundbreaking research of a dozen top level researchers. While there has never before been such a massive demonstration of the nocebo effect as with the COVID vaccine, there are myriad other examples throughout history, and recent studies have documented the critical role of the nocebo effect in treatment side effects--such as with statins for high cholesterol--and the psychological and social processes that produce these effects, such as the higher incidence of complaints after negative media reports of certain medicines, all the way to the illnesses associated with the Havana Syndrome, during which dozens of US government employees fell ill after reportedly being exposed to an unidentified sound wave. Most importantly, researchers have investigated strategies that can be adopted by both clinicians and patients to reduce the nocebo effect"--
Subjects: COVID-19 vaccines.; Disinformation.; Vaccine hesitancy.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Pfizer papers : Pfizer's crimes against humanity / by Wolf, Naomi,editor.(CARDINAL)360245; Kelly, Amy(Editor),editor.; Bannon, Stephen K.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)350278|COVID-19 vaccinesResearch;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-380)"Based on the primary source Pfizer clinical trial documents released under court order, and related medical literature, The Pfizer Papers features stunning new reports written by WarRoom/DailyClout research volunteers. These expose the facts that Pfizer's mRNA Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial was deeply flawed; that Pfizer knew by November 2020 that its vaccine was neither safe nor effective; knew by February 2021 that the injection was linked to a myriad of serious, even fatal, adverse events; and knew by April 2021 that the injections damaged the hearts of young people. This book reveals that the US Food and Drug Administration--which asked the court to suppress these documents for 75 years--also knew about the shortfalls of Pfizer's clinical trial and about the harms caused by the company's mRNA Covid vaccine product. The FDA's abject failure to fulfill its mission to '[protect] the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices' allowed catastrophic damage to be inflicted on the US and global public"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Pfizer Inc.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Finding a COVID-19 vaccine / by Hodgkins, Fran,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Vaccines protect people from getting sick, but scientists must do a lot research to create vaccines. Companies rushed to make a vaccine that would stop the global spread of COVID-19. Finding a COVID-19 Vaccine examines the process of creating and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine"--Grades 7-9
Subjects: Vaccines; Vaccines; Vaccination; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The science of vaccines / by Nardo, Don,1947-author.(CARDINAL)781768;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Medical experts worldwide agree that the period spanning late 2020 and early 2021 will be remembered as one of the most consequential in the history of modern science. COVID-19, a devastating, contagious disease characterized by acute respiratory difficulties, raged across the globe. Multiple vaccines have now been designed to fight back against COVID-19. Most often injected through a shot in the arm, a vaccine is a human-made substance that induces the body to become resistant, or even immune, to a given disease." --Ages 14-18
Subjects: Young adult literature.; COVID-19 (Disease); Vaccination; Vaccines;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vax-unvax : let the science speak / by Kennedy, Robert F.,Jr.,1954-author.; Bigtree, Del,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)873657; Hooker, Brian,PhD,author.(CARDINAL)875040;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-270) and index.Vaccinated versus unvaccinated: why have the proper studies not been conducted? -- Health outcomes associated with the vaccination schedule -- Thimerosal in vaccines -- Live virus vaccines: MMR, polio, and rotavirus -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines -- Vaccines and Gulf War Illness -- Influenza (flu) vaccines -- DTP vaccines -- Hepatitis B vaccines -- COVID-19 vaccines -- Vaccines in pregnancy -- Afterword by Children's Health Defense staff."This book is based on over one hundred studies in the peer-reviewed literature that consider vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations. Each study is analyzed, and health differences among infants, children, and adults who have been vaccinated and those who have not are presented and put in context."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Anti-vaccination movement.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Vaccine hesitancy.; Vaccines.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 10
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Breathless : the scientific race to defeat a deadly virus / by Quammen, David,1948-author.(CARDINAL)326293;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-394) and index."The story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic."--Scientists have warned for decades that the next big pandemic would be caused by a changeable new virus - very possibly a coronavirus - but such warnings were ignored for political or economic reasons. This book takes readers inside the frantic international effort to understand and control SARS-CoV-2 (aka COVID-19), peering over the shoulders of the scientists who led the chase and found the way to fight the virus. The author shows how new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt wild ecosystems, and how these viruses adapt to the human hosts - sometimes causing global catastrophe. -- Adapted from jacket.
Subjects: Informational works.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 vaccines.; Coronavirus infections.; Communicable diseases.; Virus diseases.; Epidemics.;
Available copies: 27 / Total copies: 28
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Vaccination : examining the facts / by Rosner, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)373415;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Everyone has opinions about vaccines, but what are the facts? This resource provides clear, unbiased, and up-to-date information on vaccination, which protects the world's populations not only from pandemics like Covid-19 but other dangerous diseases as well"--"This latest addition to the series is the first reference work on vaccines written through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. It asks--and answers--questions raised by the pandemic, such as how vaccines work, what causes side effects, and how COVID-19 vaccines were developed so quickly. It also addresses broader questions, such as how to protect vaccine supply chains and how to prevent public health issues from being politicized. In addition to correcting or clarifying well-known misinformation and misunderstandings about vaccines (such as false claims that they have been linked to autism), this book also provides up-to-date research on ways to counter disinformation and decrease vaccine hesitancy." -- Publisher's web site.
Subjects: Reference works.; Vaccination.; Vaccination; Drug development.; Drug development; Vaccines.; Vaccines; Vaccines; Immunization.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The first shots : the epic rivalries and heroic science behind the race to the coronavirus vaccine / by Borrell, Brendan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index.Part I: Emergence (January 2020-March 2020). Sounds like it could be fun -- Courage and doubt -- Not sanctioned, not authorized -- Our bugs and gas guy -- Stabilizing the spike -- Old school, new school -- Oceanic outbreak -- Very much under control -- The President's powwow -- This ain't over -- Part 2: Lockdown (March 2020-May 2020). A company is born -- Running on empty -- Masks for everyone -- The moonshot -- Return to power -- Part 3: Testing (May 2020-October 2020). Horse race -- Battle rhythm -- Masters of the protocol -- Three hundred million doses -- Plasma drive -- Trials -- Tribulations -- Part 4: Rollout (October 2020-January 2021). How do you know? -- Winter wave -- Seniors first -- The N-hour -- The brave endure.An award-winning journalist, drawing on high-level access, presents the full inside story of the high-stakes, global race of the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemic.
Subjects: Vaccines.; Immunology.; Biotechnology.; COVID-19 (Disease);
Available copies: 20 / Total copies: 20
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