Books by Seth Mnookin
Seth Mnookin is a Professor of Science Writing and the Director of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT. His book about vaccines, The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy, won the National Association of Science Writers 2012 “Science in Society” Award and the New England chapter of the American Medical Writers Association’s Will Solimene Award for Excellence.
The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy
by Seth Mnookin
***Winner of the National Association of Science Writers' Science in Society Award***
In The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin, Professor of Science Writing at MIT and former journalist tells the story of the vaccine-autism controversy, and how so many people came to believe in a link between autism and the MMR vaccine, even though that link was completely discredited and refuted.
Interviews with Seth Mnookin
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Polio: An American Story
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Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver
by Arthur Allen -
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The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
by Paul Offit -
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Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif -
5
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic
by Steven Johnson
The Best Vaccine Books, recommended by Seth Mnookin
The Best Vaccine Books, recommended by Seth Mnookin
The history of vaccines is fascinating, and we highly recommend all the books discussed in this interview with Seth Mnookin, author of The Panic Virus and Professor of Science Writing at MIT. These are gripping reads that tell the story of vaccines, medicine’s greatest life-saver, and the risks people took to find them.
