looking at all sides of the issue. I find the comments on the book to be telling:
The only accurate part of this book is where Allen refers to CDC scientists believing that they do "God's work" and that parents questioning vaccine safety are "questioning God". That accurately reflects the current and past culture of those proporting to do vaccine safety research at the CDC. This also explains the lack of accountability at the CDC in the face of the mounting problems with the current vaccination schedule.
The remaining arguments are flimsy at best. Allen is no scientist and he has bought into many lies, hook, line and sinker. Do your kids a favor - move on... Buy a rational and balanced book about toxicology before vaccinating.And this "positive review" is also telling:
This will appeal to many people, from history buffs to health professionals and those of us who also love a good story. Myself, I always enjoy the human behavior aspect to how things came to be in our society, and the story of vaccination is terrific. Aside from the fun aspect of this book, Mr. Allen manages to write compassionately about the real people who have believed that their children's autism was caused by vaccines. There has been so much propaganda and spurious argumentation around this issue (particularly by people like Don Imus--he should be ashamed of himself), which has unfortunately lead many parents of children with autism to believe that vaccination caused their child's disability.Sounds like another effort to discredit legitimate critique of vaccines, while attempting to feign "compassion" for the "misguided" parents who feel their children changed after vaccination?
That said, I do encourage people to read many books on the subject of vaccination.
Further, I can't form an opinion on a book I haven't read, but after reading the reviews, I find the "balanced perspective" claim iffy. Many people have looked at the research, all sides and come to different conclusions. For example, this author of this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Harm-Vaccines-Epidemic-Controversy/dp/B000JU7MQ6/sr=8-45/qid=1171474713/ref=sr_1_45/105-2438524-7440423?ie=UTF8&s=books
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