The Doctor Who Fooled the World:
Andrew Wakefield’s war on vaccines

£16.99 GBP

The Doctor Who Fooled the World:
Andrew Wakefield’s war on vaccines

Overview

A reporter uncovers the secrets behind the scientific scam of the century.

The news breaks first as a tale of fear and pity. Doctors at a London hospital claim a link between autism and a vaccine given to millions of children: MMR. Young parents are terrified. Immunisation rates slump. And as a worldwide ‘anti-vax’ movement kicks off, old diseases return to sicken and kill.

But a veteran reporter isn’t so sure, and sets out on an epic investigation. Battling establishment cover-ups, smear campaigns, and gagging lawsuits, he exposes rigged research and secret schemes, the heartbreaking plight of families struggling with disability, and the scientific deception of our time.

Here’s the story of Andrew Wakefield: a man in search of greatness, who stakes his soul on big ideas that, if right, might transform lives. But when the facts don’t fit, he can’t face failure. He’ll do whatever it takes to succeed.

Details

Format
Paperback
Size
234mm x 153mm
Extent
416 pages
ISBN
9781911617808
RRP
GBP£16.99
Pub date
1 September 2020
Rights held
UK & Cw (ex Can)
Other rights
NA — John Hopkins UP

Praise

‘It’s a remarkable story and this is a remarkable book … Helping to explain the political and social predicament that now afflicts so many of us — the crisis in truth and its exploitation by people without scruple.’

David AaronovitchThe Times, ‘Book of the Week’

‘Brian Deer’s definitive account of Andrew Wakefield’s fraudulent attempt to link the onset of autism in children with the MMR vaccine could not be better timed … gripping.’

Dominic LawsonThe Sunday Times
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About the Author

Brian Deer is a veteran British investigative journalist, best known for his inquiries into the drug industry, medicine, and social issues for the Sunday Times of London. Among his awards, Deer was twice named the UK’s specialist reporter of the year, and in 2016 he was made Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) by York St. John University.

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