The recent outbreak of measles in the United States has cast a small segment of the population that chooses not vaccinate into the spotlight. In this podcast Darren, a vaccine advocate, has a civil yet pointed debate with Neil Z. Miller.
Neil is a medical research journalist and the Director of the Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute and the author of several books that encourage parents to question conventional medical advice about vaccination.
Resources
Follow-Up Resources from the Interview
Throughout the interview both Neil and Darren promised to provide citations for claims made.
Was there a CDC Coverup? NO
Neil Reference: Methodological Issues and Evidence of Malfeasance in Research Purporting to Show Thimerosal in Vaccines Is Safe
Do vaccinations make children less healthy? NO
Neil Reference: Relative trends in hospitalizations and mortality
Darren Reference: Vaccination Status and Health in Children and Adolescents (peer reviewed)
Darren Reference: Could measles cure cancer? Uh, not exactly…
