"From smallpox to Covid-19, this book examines the histories of the world's pandemics, explaining what vaccines are and why we need them. Told with a story-like narrative that holds readers' interest, this book is a definitive guide to vaccines"-- Provided by publisher.

The first vaccine: smallpox -- Louis Pasteur saves dairy products and lives -- Pasteur and the first human vaccine -- John Snow, cholera, and the rise of public health -- The rise of serum therapy -- The 1918 Pandemic: the Devil Flu -- The polio panic -- The ricking clock of scientific discovery -- Maurice Hilleman and the quest to end childhood suffering -- An age of pandemics -- COVID-19.