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Vaccines : calling the shots /

Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago--whooping cough, measles, mumps--are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. NOVA's 'Vaccines-Calling the Shots' takes viewers around the world to track epidemics,...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Nova (Television program).
Other Authors: Pemberton, Sonya (Screenwriter, televison producer,), Washington, Sharon (Narrator), Dasent, Peter (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [United States] Tangled Bank Studios, [ 2014]
Subjects:
Vaccination of children > United States.
Vaccine hesitancy > United States.
Patient refusal of treatment > United States.
Children > Diseases > Prevention.
Vaccination > United States.
Vaccines > adverse effects
Patient Safety
Treatment Refusal
Commincable Disease Control.
Enfants > Vaccination > États-Unis.
Vaccination > États-Unis.
Réticence à la vaccination > États-Unis.
Refus de traitement > États-Unis.
Enfants > Maladies > Prévention.
Refus de traitement.
Vaccination
Vaccination of children
United States
Webcast
Online media.
Internet videos.
Documentary television programs.
Medical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Émissions télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago--whooping cough, measles, mumps--are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. NOVA's 'Vaccines-Calling the Shots' takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, hear from parents wrestling with vaccine-related questions, and shed light on the risks of opting out.
Item Description:Description based on DVD version record; title from end credits (viewed August 18, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (55 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:00:54:02
Production Credits:Director of photography, Harry Panagiotidis ; editors, Wayne Hyett, Mark Atkin ; Original music, Peter Dasent.