Dr Norman Begg is a public health physician with nearly 40 years clinical and research experience in the prevention and control of infectious disease. He has led the development and introduction of several new vaccines in the private and the public sector.

• Chapter 1 A boy with diphtheriaChapter 2 The milkmaid’s legacyChapter 3 The invisible armyChapter 4 Taming the enemyChapter 5 I’d rather be jabbed than shotChapter 6 The long and winding roadChapter 7 Beware of the crocodilesChapter 8 The space shuttleChapter 9 It’s not the vicar’s fault!Chapter 10 Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccination doesChapter 11 Rocket scienceA – Z of VaccinesThe jargon

Begg brings over 40 years of experience on vaccines to this highly engaging, deeply personal narrative. The book starts by reviewing the history of vaccines and then proceeds to the mechanism of vaccine action, explaining how vaccine research is conducted. The text moves on to discuss the safety and efficacy of vaccines, the societal and public health aspects of vaccination including the issue of vaccine skepticism, COVID-19 vaccines, and finally what the future holds for vaccine technology. The text is written in a story-like fashion and is replete with absorbing personal and professional anecdotes. The content is comprehensive while being cogent. The text is lucid and reads effortlessly. The author manages to communicate complex vital concepts about the science and technology surrounding vaccines to the reader in an honest and unassuming way. - P. R. Sukthankar, Kansas State University

Dr Norman Begg is a public health physician with nearly 40 years clinical and research experience in the prevention and control of infectious disease. He has led the development and introduction of several new vaccines in the private and the public sector.

• Chapter 1 A boy with diphtheriaChapter 2 The milkmaid’s legacyChapter 3 The invisible armyChapter 4 Taming the enemyChapter 5 I’d rather be jabbed than shotChapter 6 The long and winding roadChapter 7 Beware of the crocodilesChapter 8 The space shuttleChapter 9 It’s not the vicar’s fault!Chapter 10 Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccination doesChapter 11 Rocket scienceA – Z of VaccinesThe jargon

Begg brings over 40 years of experience on vaccines to this highly engaging, deeply personal narrative. The book starts by reviewing the history of vaccines and then proceeds to the mechanism of vaccine action, explaining how vaccine research is conducted. The text moves on to discuss the safety and efficacy of vaccines, the societal and public health aspects of vaccination including the issue of vaccine skepticism, COVID-19 vaccines, and finally what the future holds for vaccine technology. The text is written in a story-like fashion and is replete with absorbing personal and professional anecdotes. The content is comprehensive while being cogent. The text is lucid and reads effortlessly. The author manages to communicate complex vital concepts about the science and technology surrounding vaccines to the reader in an honest and unassuming way. - P. R. Sukthankar, Kansas State University

Dr Norman Begg is a public health physician with nearly 40 years clinical and research experience in the prevention and control of infectious disease. He has led the development and introduction of several new vaccines in the private and the public sector.

• Chapter 1 A boy with diphtheriaChapter 2 The milkmaid’s legacyChapter 3 The invisible armyChapter 4 Taming the enemyChapter 5 I’d rather be jabbed than shotChapter 6 The long and winding roadChapter 7 Beware of the crocodilesChapter 8 The space shuttleChapter 9 It’s not the vicar’s fault!Chapter 10 Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccination doesChapter 11 Rocket scienceA – Z of VaccinesThe jargon

Begg brings over 40 years of experience on vaccines to this highly engaging, deeply personal narrative. The book starts by reviewing the history of vaccines and then proceeds to the mechanism of vaccine action, explaining how vaccine research is conducted. The text moves on to discuss the safety and efficacy of vaccines, the societal and public health aspects of vaccination including the issue of vaccine skepticism, COVID-19 vaccines, and finally what the future holds for vaccine technology. The text is written in a story-like fashion and is replete with absorbing personal and professional anecdotes. The content is comprehensive while being cogent. The text is lucid and reads effortlessly. The author manages to communicate complex vital concepts about the science and technology surrounding vaccines to the reader in an honest and unassuming way. - P. R. Sukthankar, Kansas State University