Infectious Diseases and Vaccines: Our Book Recommendations

In the era of COVID-19, infectious diseases and vaccines are in the daily headlines and on everyone's mind. But COVID-19 is far from being the only infectious disease that has sent scientists scrambling for a cure. From yellow fever to Ebola, infectious disesases and the search for prevention measures and cures have shaped science and history for millenia. This is made even more difficult by the rise of vaccine misinformation and disinformation.
With holiday breaks and the gift-giving season upon us, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite books about infectious diseases and vaccines for those interested in learning more from doctors, infectious disease specialists and researchers digging into the truth (and fiction) about these topics.
The American Plague | |
Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All | |
Crisis in the Red Zone | |
The Doctor Who Fooled the World |
The Plague Cycle | |
Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Livesaver |
![]() | When Germs Travel
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![]() | Beating Back the Devil |
![]() | The Vaccine Race |
The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sabin Vaccine Institute.