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He is the coinventor of a rotavirus vaccine that has been credited with saving hundreds of lives every day. Tales of scientific errors whose unintended consequences have been disastrous. Mar 11, 2015 for his sane and timely books, like 2010s deadly choices. Offit, md is the director of the vaccine education center at the childrens hospital of philadelphia as well as the maurice r. What he finds is a reminder of the power of scientific knowledge, and the harm. Offit deadly choices quotes showing 111 of 11 parents may be free to become martyrs themselves, but it does not follow that they are free, in identical circumstances, to make martyrs of their children.
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Offit, md is the director of the vaccine education center at the childrens hospital of philadelphia. In deadly choices, infectious disease expert paul offit relates the shocking story of antivaccine america its origins, leaders, influences, and impact. Hilleman professor of vaccinology and a professor of pediatrics at the perelman school of medicine at the university of pennsylvania. Mar 10, 2015 paul offit s new book tells the truth about the antivaccine movement, its unquestioning followers in the media and about the deadly consequences of their campaign of fear. Choiceshow the anti vaccine move ment threatens us all, the. Hilleman professor of vaccinology and a professor of pediatrics at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. How the antivaccine movement threatens us all, and why he thinks it is wrong to refuse to accept patients who havent been vaccinated. Over the last few months, we have seen the final and decisive disavowal of the work of andrew wakefield.
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