The panic virus : the true story behind the vaccine-autism controversy / Seth Mnookin ; with a new afterword by the author.
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TextEdition: First Simon & Schuster trade paperback editionDescription: xx, 439 pages ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781439158654
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A searing account of how vaccine opponents have used the media to spread their message of panic, despite no scientific evidence to support them.
In this searching exposé, the recent hysteria over childhood vaccinations and their alleged link to autism becomes a cautionary tale of bad science amplified by media sensationalism.