FRONTLINE | The Vaccine War

Examining the emotionally charged debate over medical risks versus benefits and a parent's right to make choices about her child versus a communities common good. (Originally broadcast in April, 2010) Vaccines have changed the world, largely eradicating a series of terrible diseases, from smallpox...

54 min - Health & the Body - PBS

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