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By Paul A. Offit. 298 pp., illustrated. New York, Columbia University Press, 2008. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-231-14636-4.

In recent years, the public has been increasingly concerned about adverse events that have been attributed to vaccines. Although such safety concerns have existed since the days of Edward Jenner, modern-day opponents of vaccines are waging a particularly aggressive and personal campaign against advocates of vaccines. Paul Offit notes in the opening lines of his book that he has been the target of such personal attacks, partly because of his public support for the safety and efficacy of vaccines and partly because of his relationship with the pharmaceutical industry in the licensure of his rotavirus vaccine.

It is understandable that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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