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Plague of Corruption: Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science by Kent Heckenlively, Judy Mikovits
readasaurusrex83's review against another edition
4.0
Good read
This book was easier to read than I thought. It really makes you think. I think this woman is really taking a risk putting this out there.
This book was easier to read than I thought. It really makes you think. I think this woman is really taking a risk putting this out there.
askirosingh's review against another edition
1.0
I'm only posting here because my mom became further worried about coronavirus when one of her friends sent a video of Judy Mikovits fearmongering and hyping up her book.
In the future please depend on Snopes for fact-checking conspiracy claims.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/
In the future please depend on Snopes for fact-checking conspiracy claims.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book for the questions it made me think about.
I cannot say she completely changed my stance - in fact I have just as many follow up questions for the author as she has raised.
Reading this book made me wish I could sit down and have a conversation with the author.
There are many theories that she brings up that I would also be interested in taking a deeper look at - the immune/mind connection, how we can create more openness in science to new ideas, the importance of independent research, who might be more at risk of adverse events of vaccines, what is the impact of the use of animal tissues in scientific research and drug/vaccine production.
The book itself seemed to jump around a bit which I sometimes found confusing. Also there are many questions that are not even asked and discussions that are left out. Like science that perfers to not discuss the rates of adverse effects - she often avoids talking about clear numbers and when she does they are not very generalizable to whole populations. Perhaps this is because her point is the fact that there needs to be more research - which I whole heartedly agree with.
She repeatedly uses the phrase "as safe a sugar water" to describe how the medical community views vaccines - however even sugar water is not necessarily safe as a lot of our data on the impacts of corn syrup in the north American diet would suggest. As someone in the pro vaccine camp I have never felt that vaccines are without risk - treatments that are 100% risk free are unlikely to be answers to everything or to be always effective. We still are learning more about how our immune system works - I anticipate that we need to find better ways to protect our population.
These are important conversations even if you do not completely agree with the author.
I cannot say she completely changed my stance - in fact I have just as many follow up questions for the author as she has raised.
Reading this book made me wish I could sit down and have a conversation with the author.
There are many theories that she brings up that I would also be interested in taking a deeper look at - the immune/mind connection, how we can create more openness in science to new ideas, the importance of independent research, who might be more at risk of adverse events of vaccines, what is the impact of the use of animal tissues in scientific research and drug/vaccine production.
The book itself seemed to jump around a bit which I sometimes found confusing. Also there are many questions that are not even asked and discussions that are left out. Like science that perfers to not discuss the rates of adverse effects - she often avoids talking about clear numbers and when she does they are not very generalizable to whole populations. Perhaps this is because her point is the fact that there needs to be more research - which I whole heartedly agree with.
She repeatedly uses the phrase "as safe a sugar water" to describe how the medical community views vaccines - however even sugar water is not necessarily safe as a lot of our data on the impacts of corn syrup in the north American diet would suggest. As someone in the pro vaccine camp I have never felt that vaccines are without risk - treatments that are 100% risk free are unlikely to be answers to everything or to be always effective. We still are learning more about how our immune system works - I anticipate that we need to find better ways to protect our population.
These are important conversations even if you do not completely agree with the author.
meganac's review against another edition
4.0
*I received a free galley of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
I dislike being one of the first to review a book, but here goes.
I wanted to rate this five stars due to the amount of research & data within, but unfortunately it is written in a way that makes little sense. These are scientists, not writers, so I'm not all that put off by it, but it could have benefitted from an editor to organize the timeline and data so that it didn't jump all over the place in a way that was difficult to follow. Be prepared to be confused by the authors' way of hopping back and forth in time and subject. My other quibble with this book is the way Dr. Mikovitz sometimes made comments about other scientists or systems that came off as childish and petty. I understand that she's been wronged, but I didn't see these comments as necessary. Give me the data and let me make my own conclusions, thank you.
That aside, this book is full of science that will blow your mind. Dr. Mikovitz has done her homework and I liked how she doesn't just through a study at you and expect you to decipher it on your own, but gives you the excerpt and then restates it in plain terms that are easier to understand. Her story is one that will confound and anger you simply because of the injustice. I came into it already aware that there is corruption between our healthcare and our government, so I wasn't surprised, but the average person reading this with an open mind will be shocked.
I do want to add that to those of you who will discount her testimony simply because she includes information of vaccines that contradicts the mainstream narrative, please ask yourself what she could have to gain. She's lost everything because of what she speaks out about. She wouldn't have if she hadn't strayed from the narrative. What could compel a scientist to risk everything with no gain?
Definitely worth the read.
I dislike being one of the first to review a book, but here goes.
I wanted to rate this five stars due to the amount of research & data within, but unfortunately it is written in a way that makes little sense. These are scientists, not writers, so I'm not all that put off by it, but it could have benefitted from an editor to organize the timeline and data so that it didn't jump all over the place in a way that was difficult to follow. Be prepared to be confused by the authors' way of hopping back and forth in time and subject. My other quibble with this book is the way Dr. Mikovitz sometimes made comments about other scientists or systems that came off as childish and petty. I understand that she's been wronged, but I didn't see these comments as necessary. Give me the data and let me make my own conclusions, thank you.
That aside, this book is full of science that will blow your mind. Dr. Mikovitz has done her homework and I liked how she doesn't just through a study at you and expect you to decipher it on your own, but gives you the excerpt and then restates it in plain terms that are easier to understand. Her story is one that will confound and anger you simply because of the injustice. I came into it already aware that there is corruption between our healthcare and our government, so I wasn't surprised, but the average person reading this with an open mind will be shocked.
I do want to add that to those of you who will discount her testimony simply because she includes information of vaccines that contradicts the mainstream narrative, please ask yourself what she could have to gain. She's lost everything because of what she speaks out about. She wouldn't have if she hadn't strayed from the narrative. What could compel a scientist to risk everything with no gain?
Definitely worth the read.
clacksee's review against another edition
1.0
Sigh. And then pause. And then another even more dramatic sigh.
I'll admit, I fell for the blurb. After all, it is a very good blurb.
This book is presented as being a non-fiction covering the life of a female scientist – a 'brilliant researcher shaking up the old boys’ club of science with her groundbreaking discoveries'.
Sigh.
In fact, this book is the screed of a thoroughly discredited former scientist who is mostly known for peddling misinformation about vaccines. This is her magnum opus about how the real plague is the existence of autistic people and immunocompromised people.
If you want to read a book about brilliant female scientists doing ground-breaking research, go look up Jennifer Doudna, Elizabeth Anionwu, and Sarah Gilbert. Or any of a million others whose work hasn't been thoroughly discredited and who aren't on an ableist mission to rid the world of people like me.
I'll admit, I fell for the blurb. After all, it is a very good blurb.
This book is presented as being a non-fiction covering the life of a female scientist – a 'brilliant researcher shaking up the old boys’ club of science with her groundbreaking discoveries'.
Sigh.
In fact, this book is the screed of a thoroughly discredited former scientist who is mostly known for peddling misinformation about vaccines. This is her magnum opus about how the real plague is the existence of autistic people and immunocompromised people.
If you want to read a book about brilliant female scientists doing ground-breaking research, go look up Jennifer Doudna, Elizabeth Anionwu, and Sarah Gilbert. Or any of a million others whose work hasn't been thoroughly discredited and who aren't on an ableist mission to rid the world of people like me.
fannymack's review against another edition
4.0
I can tell by the reviews no one listens to the “science.” I only gave this book 4 stars because she was all over the place with her story, I wish she would have been more organized in her thought process but overall the information was interesting. A lot of this stuff I knew on a surface level being a nurse for 15 years and a “conspiracy theorist” I’m always reading and researching when things don’t sound & feel right. She tells you how people who tell the truth are silenced and black-balled and we seen it happening in real time all throughout 2020 & 2021, but yet people believe the endless articles calling her crazy. I highly recommend for those who can think critically when presented with new information or different information from what they were previously told to be true.
melisscharber's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0