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A thorough, damning condemnation of Andrew Wakefield, the (rightly) disgraced former doctor who erroneously connected vaccines to autism. I knew going in that Wakefield had published bad science. However, I was not prepared to learn just how shady this man was- from performing unneeded intense medical procedures on mentally handicapped children, to backdoor monetary deals with anti-vaccine parties to ensure his findings went their way.
I liked Deer's biting tone and prose, but I occasionally struggled with the structure of the book. I think making the book a bit shorter and more organized would have gone a long way. I struggled sometimes with the jumping timelines, various studies, and countless doctors and scientists interviewed and expected to keep straight. It still was a great read and I'm flabbergasted about how one man could fool so many medical professionals and journalists.
I liked Deer's biting tone and prose, but I occasionally struggled with the structure of the book. I think making the book a bit shorter and more organized would have gone a long way. I struggled sometimes with the jumping timelines, various studies, and countless doctors and scientists interviewed and expected to keep straight. It still was a great read and I'm flabbergasted about how one man could fool so many medical professionals and journalists.