PositiveThe Huffington PostThe Vaccine Race is an important read—for scientists, politicians, physicians, parents and everyone interested in how the world of medical research works ... Her love of science and the intrigue involved in the politics of medical research make The Vaccine Race a very compelling read ...Wadman’s feelings about Hayflick are ambiguous, and that plays out in the book. She admires Hayflick the scientist and his 'thoroughness, patience, determination, and an outsized tolerance for the seemingly mundane repetitive work.' However, her mistrust of his commercialization of the WI-38 cells is apparent. Consequently, Hayflick’s fall—the investigation by the NIH and his subsequent resignation from Stanford—aren’t as compelling as they would be if Waldman could make the reader identify with him more as a sympathetic character ... That is why it is so important to read this book, to see how science works and how politics can and does interfere with what science does best and what is best for us.
