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Vaccines did not cause Rachel's autism / Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD. ; foreword by Arthur L. Caplan.

Hotez, Peter J., (author.). Caplan, Arthur L., (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

In Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism, Hotez draws on his experiences as a pediatrician, vaccine scientist, and father of an autistic child. Outlining the arguments on both sides of the debate, he examines the science that refutes the concerns of the anti-vaccine movement, debunks current conspiracy theories alleging a cover-up by the CDC, and critiques the scientific community's failure to effectively communicate the facts about vaccines and autism to the general public, all while sharing his very personal story of raising a now-adult daughter with autism.

Record details

ISBN: 1421439808
ISBN: 9781421439808
Physical Description: 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: Johns Hopkins paperback edition.
Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Family interrupted -- Saving lives -- A mostly non-compliant little girl -- Derailment -- Rome in the Roman Empire -- The British invasion -- Montrose -- Science I : evidence that vaccines don't cause autism -- Science II : a lack of plausibility -- Struck by lightning -- Future -- Science Tikkun -- Epilogue : talking points.