The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy Frena Gray-Davidson but also our democracy

but also our democracy

58 lbs) 400 pages

She is the author and editor of several books exploring popular film and media including: The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film (2015)

including The New York Times bestseller The Normal Bar: The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples

The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy Frena Gray-Davidson but also our democracyWHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles mumps rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one of the most devastating health scares ever. In the years to come Wakefield would be revealed as a profiteer in league with class action lawyers, and he