“This comes from Paul Offit's book, Autism's False Prophets, which is extremely good.”
Why: It is described as extremely good.
Michael Hobbs, Host on Maintenance PhaseRFK Jr. and The Mainstreaming Of The Anti-Vaxx Movement
Autism's False Prophets
Paul A. Offit · 2008
An investigation into the fraudulent claims linking vaccines to autism and the medical misconceptions surrounding the controversy.
Michael Hobbs describes it as extremely good and uses it as an authoritative resource on the subject.
👍 2 Endorsements
The argument
The history of the thimerosal controversy in vaccines demonstrates how specific researchers pushed for institutional transparency.
Best for
Researchers investigating the historical timeline of vaccine safety policies and the origins of modern anti-vaccine movements.
Skip if
Skip if you are looking for Brian Deer's specific journalistic focus on Andrew Wakefield rather than broader vaccine history.
Summarized from what was said in 2 conversations; the quotes are below.
Organic Endorsements
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“So most of this I'm getting from Brian Deer's book, The Doctor Who Fooled the World. But I'm also pulling from Neurotribes by Steve Silberman and Paul Offit's book, Autism's False Prophets.”
Why: Used as an authoritative resource on the subject.
Michael Hobbs, Host on Maintenance PhaseRFK Jr. and The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement
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