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The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear
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March 20, 2015
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June 21, 2015
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This is a sympathetic and clearly-written narrative of the recent history of anti-vaccination trends in the United States. Mnookin writes even-handedly about frustrated and isolated parents of autistic children, staid and tragically-unphotogenic scientists and doctors, charlatan doctors, and the media circuses that generate controversy where there is none. Although there is a sense of understated passion and urgency running throughout this book, Mnookin veers away from becoming either vituperati ...more
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