Strangling Angel: Diphtheria and Childhood Immunization in Ireland

Strangling Angel: Diphtheria and Childhood Immunization in Ireland
ISBN-10
1786940469
ISBN-13
9781786940469
Category
History
Pages
212
Language
English
Published
2018
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Michael Dwyer

Description

The first comprehensive history of the anti-diphtheria campaign and the factors which facilitated or hindered the rollout of a national childhood immunization programme in Ireland. Dwyer charts how this national goal was marked by conflict and tragedy and placed Ireland on the European frontline of the bacteriological revolution.

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