{"product_id":"the-virus-and-the-vaccine-contaminated-vaccine-deadly-cancers-and-government-neglect-paperback","title":"The Virus and the Vaccine: Contaminated Vaccine, Deadly Cancers, and Government Neglect - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebbie Bookchin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJim Schumacher\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonas Salk's polio vaccine is regarded as a veritbale medical miracle, for it largely eradicated one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century. But the story of the vaccine has a dark side, one that has never been fully told before. Between 1954 and 1963, close to 98 million Americans received polio vaccinations contaminated with a carcinogenic monkey virus, now known as SV40. The government downplayed the incident, and it was generally accepted that although oncogenic to lab animals, SV40 was harmless to humans. But now SV40 is showing up in human cancers, and prominent researchers are demanding a serious public health response to this forgotten polio vaccine contaminant. A gripping medical detective story, \u003ci\u003eThe Virus and the Vaccine\u003c\/i\u003e raises major questions about vaccine policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This well-researched, well-documented book unfurls a compelling scientific saga....Not only that, it's written with the zing of a medical thriller, featuring fully realized characters, dramatic conflicts, high-level politics and scientific egos big enough to levitate Stone Mountain.\"--\u003ci\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This meticulously researched, levelheaded and well-written book should stir up considerable debate. Because the authors never became alarmist, this solid work of investigative reporting carries considerable weight, and deserves to be read by a large audience.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful and emotive, the book captures the joy of scientific discovery--from the dramatic fight against polio to the thrill of basic virology--with the tone of a mystery thriller.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Dr. Norman J. Maitland, professor of molecular biology, director of the YCR Cancer Research Unit, University of York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully-told tale of science and a fascinating piece of medical history. \u003ci\u003eThe Virus and the Vaccine\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how science can be distorted, pushed and pulled by the pressures of politics and profits.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Millions of Americans are unaware that government officials and leading scientists played Russian roulette with their health in the 1960s...[This] fascinating, meticulously-researched account of the coverup, and its possible long-term health effects, is a deeply disturbing chapter in the recent history of science.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Stephen S. Hall, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e science writer and author of \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Immortality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-researched, well-documented book unfurls a compelling scientific saga....Not only that, it's written with the zing of a medical thriller, featuring fully realized characters, dramatic conflicts, high-level politics and scientific egos big enough to levitate Stone Mountain.--\u003ci\u003eAtlanta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis meticulously researched, levelheaded and well-written book should stir up considerable debate. Because the authors never became alarmist, this solid work of investigative reporting carries considerable weight, and deserves to be read by a large audience.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePowerful and emotive, the book captures the joy of scientific discovery--from the dramatic fight against polio to the thrill of basic virology--with the tone of a mystery thriller.\u003cbr\u003e-Dr. Norman J. Maitland, professor of molecular biology, director of the YCR Cancer Research Unit, University of York \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA beautifully-told tale of science and a fascinating piece of medical history. \u003ci\u003eThe Virus and the Vaccine\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how science can be distorted, pushed and pulled by the pressures of politics and profits.\u003cbr\u003e-Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMillions of Americans are unaware that government officials and leading scientists played Russian roulette with their health in the 1960s...[This] fascinating, meticulously-researched account of the coverup, and its possible long-term health effects, is a deeply disturbing chapter in the recent history of science. \u003cbr\u003e-Stephen S. Hall, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e science writer and author of \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Immortality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebbie Bookchin has been a journalist since 1979 and has won awards for her news, feature and investigative reporting. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other publications.\u003cbr\u003eJim Schumacher is a lawyer and writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBoston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Magazine, Newsday, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Bookchin and Schumacher are married to each other and live in Vermont with their daughter.\u003cbr\u003eThe article on which \u003ci\u003eThe Virus and the Vaccine\u003c\/i\u003e is based was originally published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e in 2000 and earned a selection in the HarperCollins book \u003ci\u003eBest Science Writing 2001\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724270080063,"sku":"9780312342722","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f3779966bdd863a12f69ff2e729241b0_af635f77-8a89-4631-bbee-50917f9e95e9.webp?v=1765102098","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-virus-and-the-vaccine-contaminated-vaccine-deadly-cancers-and-government-neglect-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}