The Mendelsohn Ploy
The Mendelsohn ploy is an anti-vaccine argument that basically says that pediatricians don’t attack vaccines because they make too much money giving vaccines.
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October 2016
Seth Mnookin
Seth Mnookin is the Director of MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing and is the author of The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy.
Robert Mendelsohn – The First Anti-Vaccine Pediatrician
Robert Mendelsohn, the first anti-vaccine pediatrician, was a vocal critic of medical practices such as immunization and fluoridation. Despite living through polio epidemics and the development of polio vaccines, he staunchly opposed mass inoculations. Known for widespread media appearances and controversial statements, Mendelsohn’s influence extended through books and syndicated columns.
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Star Wars and Vaccines
In 1977 the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Centers for Disease Control put C-3P0 and R2-D2 of Star Wars on a poster that “gently but effectively recommends that children be fully immunized.”
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