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Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism
- My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
In 1994, Peter Hotez's 19-month-old daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed with autism. Dr. Hotez, a pediatrician-scientist who develops vaccines for neglected tropical diseases affecting the world's poorest people, became troubled by the decades-long rise of the influential anti-vaccine community and their inescapable narrative around childhood vaccines and autism. The alleged link between the two was first espoused in a fraudulent scientific paper, long since retracted, but the story shows no signs of letting up. As a result, we've seen deadly and disabling outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases around the country, and Texas, where Hotez lives, is at particular risk.
In Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism, Hotez draws on his experiences as a pediatrician, vaccine scientist, and father of an autistic child. Outlining the arguments on both sides of the debate, he examines the science that refutes the concerns of the anti-vaccine movement, debunks current conspiracy theories alleging a cover-up by the CDC, and critiques the scientific community's failure to effectively communicate the facts about vaccines and autism to the general public, all while sharing his very personal story of raising a now-adult daughter with autism.
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- Bugsy47
- 01-10-23
Clear review of 2018 thinking on MMR and Autism
Born just after WW2, I went to primary school unvaccinated since none were available. I missed most of my first 4 months due to measles, mumps then whooping cough in rapid succession. I was fortunate to be in one of the first cohorts for polio vaccine and remember long queues. In 1966 my father was managing the national British Polio Fellowship residential home for polio victims in Cobham. I was a medical student. There were severely paralysed young men there barely older than me, it was heartbreaking.
I was so fortunate to have been born a couple of years later. Dr Hotez clearly describes his work creating vaccines, and countering evidence free anti-vaccine propaganda. My only criticism would be that it gets a bit repetitive. His description of gradually recognising and coming to terms with his daughter’s autism and its effect both on his daughter and on the family is masterful.
My son caught hookworm on Operation Raleigh in Borneo putting in a clean water supply for a remote coastal village. He would have been grateful if the vaccine had been available!
While I live in the UK, Dr Hotez was one of my go-to sources of information during the early stages of the Covid19 pandemic and his wide ranging knowledge of infectious diseases deserves to be broadcast more widely.
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- A. R. Morris
- 30-12-18
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A great listen. I would have liked to hear a direct opposition to Wakefields version of events concerning his initial study. Great for any autism parent book collection. A splendidly candid account of an individual with ASD. Good stuff.
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- Eamon Rice
- 12-10-22
Barely any science
Barely referenced any actual science but could still say with complete confidence that vaccines definitely do not cause autism. Completely bias.
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