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For a profile of our age's medical charlatan par excellence, this book is great. Deer keeps a self-editing story of self-interest and opportunism in relative order, but frequently within a chapter would reference future revelations or discoveries.
Fraud is inherently obfuscating, so I commend him for managing to keep this tale somewhat clear. He also maintains a rather even tone towards the parents swept up into this movement, seeing them as victims exploited in their grief and guilt by Andrew Wakefield's long con. He does not mince words about his band however, relishing with snide delight at every mistake and bluster. Reading his reflections however, he comes off as a proud, if not at times vain man waging some one-man war against a snake-oil salesman.
I read this book to start getting some insight into why anti-vaccination attitudes have become vogue these days. More than just dogged refusal, its stories of pained and confused parents whose hurt is husbanded and shepherded by greedy men right into their wallets.
Andrew Wakefield burned his career inventing the problem, and coincidentally, his second career is selling the cure.
Fraud is inherently obfuscating, so I commend him for managing to keep this tale somewhat clear. He also maintains a rather even tone towards the parents swept up into this movement, seeing them as victims exploited in their grief and guilt by Andrew Wakefield's long con. He does not mince words about his band however, relishing with snide delight at every mistake and bluster. Reading his reflections however, he comes off as a proud, if not at times vain man waging some one-man war against a snake-oil salesman.
I read this book to start getting some insight into why anti-vaccination attitudes have become vogue these days. More than just dogged refusal, its stories of pained and confused parents whose hurt is husbanded and shepherded by greedy men right into their wallets.
Andrew Wakefield burned his career inventing the problem, and coincidentally, his second career is selling the cure.