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94/100Author:
Jonathan M. Berman
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Date:
September 8, 2020
A presentation of the scientific argument in favor of vaccination, which probes the consequences, origins and impact of the anti-vaccination movement.
What The Reviewers Say
... devotes attention to prominent anti-vaccine activists and their claims — as well as their proposed modifications to the schedule of childhood shots and their promotion of an array of unproven alternative remedies for boosting the immune system. These chapters are packed with more scientific detail than some readers may want, although they make the book a useful reference. More enlightening and practical, at least for everyday life, is Berman’s advice on how to talk with people who are uncertain about vaccinating their children..
... clear and insightful.
Recommended for those countering the anti-vaccination movement, as well as those with an interest in cultural and historical antecedents of the movement..
Berman acknowledges the difficulty in changing the mind of an anti-vaxxer, and he stresses that much more can be accomplished through building trust in scientific research and community-based activism than mocking on Facebook.
