Extra: Vaccines Save Lives!
Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
Ginger Campbell, MD
4.8 • 896 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2009
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
I have included Episode 25 of Books and Ideas in the feed for the Brain Science Podcast because it is a discussion of the alleged connection between vaccines and autism. In this episode I interview Dr. Paul Offit, author of "Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure." Despite overwhelming scientific evidence against a relationship between vaccines and autism, vaccine opponents continue to frighten and confuse parents. Meanwhile we are beginning to see the re-emergence of preventable and potentially life-threatening diseases among the increasing numbers of unvaccinated children.
Dr. Offit's book provides a thorough discussion of the science and politics of the controversy. I hope this interview with motivate you to read "Autism's False Prophets" and to share it with others.
For detailed show notes go to http:gingercampbellmd.com/.
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| 0:16.0 | This is episode 25 of books and Ideas and I'm your host Dr. Ginger Campbell. For more information about this podcast please visit our website at books and ideas. |
| 0:21.0 | You can also send me email at dock Artemis at gmail.com. |
| 0:27.0 | If you live in the United States or the UK, you are probably aware of the United States or the UK, you are probably aware of the ongoing controversy about the relationship between autism and vaccines. |
| 0:41.0 | Today we are going to examine why this controversy is continuing despite the overwhelming scientific evidence that there is no relationship between vaccines and autism. We're going to consider the evidence. |
| 0:56.0 | Why are doctors so sure that vaccines are really safe? |
| 1:00.0 | And we are going to look at the other side. |
| 1:02.6 | Why is a small, very vocal minority still claiming that there is a link? |
| 1:08.0 | This episode of Books and Ideas is also going out to all subscribers of the brain science podcast. |
| 1:15.0 | Although we won't be talking today about autism and the brain, |
| 1:19.0 | I think this information is extremely important. |
| 1:22.0 | Also, it turns out that the ongoing controversy is partly fueled by how our brains perceive things like risk and cause and effect. |
| 1:32.0 | My guest today is Dr. Paul Offord. like risk and cause and effect. |
| 1:33.1 | My guest today is Dr. Paul Offett. |
| 1:35.6 | Dr. Offett is the chief of infectious diseases |
| 1:38.4 | and the director of Vaccine Education |
| 1:41.6 | at the Children's hospital of Philadelphia. |
| 1:44.3 | He is also a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. |
| 1:48.6 | He has spent over 20 years studying the immune response to Rhodovirus, which is one of the main causes of life-threatening |
| 1:56.9 | diarrhea in young children. |
| 1:58.9 | He is an international expert in this field and the co-inventor of the Rhodovirus vaccine. |
| 2:04.8 | Today we're going to talk with him about his new book, |
| 2:08.0 | autism's false profits, bad science, risky medicine, and The Search for a Cure, which was published by the University |
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