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The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear (1st Edition) by Seth Mnookin Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 1-4391-5864-9 / 1439158649 ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-5864-7 / 9781439158647 WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one |