Kirby, a contributor to The New York Times, investigates the controversy about the connection between autism and vaccination by following the increasingly desperate efforts of several families to find the cause of their children's sudden behavioral changes. He reports on the closed meetings of the FDA, CDC and drug companies, as well as open Congressional hearings, and marshals both statistical and anecdotal evidence to argue that the medical establishment is determined to deny evidence of harm from thimerosal and mercury in vaccines. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

David Kirby has been a contributor to The New York Times for eight years, where he writes articles about science and health, among other subjects. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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