"Exploring Cultural Encounters: A Review of 'Foreign Bodies' by Simon Schama"
In "Foreign Bodies," Simon Schama explores the history of pandemics and vaccines, focusing on the life of Waldemar Haffkine, a scientist who developed vaccines against cholera and the bubonic plague. While the book also touches on other outbreaks and includes excursions that detract from the main story, Haffkine's remarkable achievements and contributions to public health in India are highlighted. The book concludes with support for Anthony Fauci and an unexpected tribute to the Atlantic horseshoe crab's role in vaccine production.