A cumulative book review of:  Conis, E.Vaccine Nation: America's Changing Relationship with Immunization, Chicago: University of Chicago Press2015. 361 pp $18 (pbk) $18 (ebk) ISBN 978‐0‐22637839‐8 Reich, J.A.Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, New York: New York University Press2016. 336 pp $75 (cloth) $20.00 (pbk) ISBN 978‐1‐47981279‐0 Holmberg, C., Blume, S. and Greenough, P.R. (eds) The Politics of Vaccination: A Global History, Manchester: Manchester University Press2017. 360 pp £96 (cloth) £96 (ebk) ISBN 978‐1‐5261‐1088‐6