{"product_id":"9781466848993","title":"The Virus and the Vaccine: Contaminated Vaccine, Deadly Cancers, and Government Neglect","description":"\u003cp\u003eJonas Salk's polio vaccine has taken on an almost legendary quality as a 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1954 and 1963, close to 98 million Americans received polio vaccinations contaminated with a carcinogenic monkey virus, now known as SV40. A concerted government effort downplayed the incident, and it was generally accepted that although oncogenic to laboratory animals, SV40 was harmless to humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now SV40 in 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","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107443491056,"sku":"9781466848993","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466848993_p0.jpg?v=1769891379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466848993","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}