The author of Deadly Choices, Paul Offit, explores from the anti-vaccine movement’s origins through the impacts it has on society today. He argues against anti-vaccination due to the threat it poses not only on our children, but to society as a whole. With the breakthroughs science has had in terms of treating infectious diseases, he claims that there should be close to zero outbreaks of common illnesses. After giving background on vaccines, Offit offers up some solutions, even solutions that would never work in today’s society because of the fear and ignorance of the anti-vaccination movement.
Offit used the chart of Robert Chen, the head of immunization safety at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1998 (191), to explain what
Offit used the chart of Robert Chen, the head of immunization safety at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1998 (191), to explain what