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Dr Andrew Wakefield
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Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing | ||
ISBN | 978-161608169 | ||
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Vicky
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Synopsis
Conspiracy - or ruthless pragmatism? How the vaccine apparatchiks and medical self-interest groups deal with dissent.
The subject is autism; the suspect is childhood vaccines. This is the account of how a doctor confronted first a disease, and then the medical system that sought and still seeks to deny that disease, leaving millions of children to suffer and a world at risk.
"Do not judge me too harshly Dr. Wakefield, but when I die I am taking my son with me. You see, I'm all he has. I'm the only one who loves him." - A mother's plea in 1997.
In 1995 Wakefield came to a fork in the road. As an academic gastroenterologist at the Royal Free School of Medicine and the University of London, Wakefield was presented with a professional challenge and confronted by a moral choice. Previously normal children were, according to their parents, regressing into autism and developing intestinal problems - many parents blamed the MMR vaccine. Trusting in his medical training, parental narrative, and above all, the instinct of mothers for their children's wellbeing, he chose the hard road.
Walk that road now, here; some already have - the parents of affected children. Many will, either as parents or grandparents, as the worldwide tsunami of childhood developmental disorders break hearts and bankrupts educational and healthcare infrastructures.
Wakefield provides the facts, an explanation of the problem that confronted him and his colleagues 15 years ago. He does this in a detailed forensic analysis of the lies, obfuscation, cover ups, and the dystopian science and medicine that panders to commercial interest at the expense of your children.
Review
'Callous Disregard' by Dr Andrew Wakefield is perhaps the most extraordinary book I have ever read. He presents here, very fairly I feel and without rancour or bitterness the truth of what really happened. He shows us through a paper and email trail of documents, letters and newspaper articles how words and sentences can be misinterpreted or changed, so that they can give a completely different interpretation.
It makes for illuminating reading as to how successive governments feel about the children of our society and how money plays a massive part in their decision making! It is also very sad to read about the Lancet 12 families who still struggle today with ongoing care for their children - some of whom have endured many surgeries to help with their gut problems.
One of the most interesting facts I learned from reading this book is that Tony and Cherie Blair did NOT give their children the MMR!! Why not!
The second is that in America the drug companies are already giving compensation to their MMR victims.
There is a lot to fight for and truth is always the victim - here is a chance through Dr Wakefield's book to right that wrong and make up your own mind.
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