Upcoming CHD Book, ‘Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality,’ Provides New Insights on Old Perceptions

Press Release
For Immediate Release
July 23, 2025

Dr. Peter McCullough and John Leake detail the long history of vaccination propaganda

Washington, D.C. – Children’s Health Defense (CHD) announced today the upcoming publication of “Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality,” scheduled for release by Skyhorse Publishing on Tuesday, July 29 and authored by renowned cardiologist Peter McCullough, MD, MPH and true crime writer John Leake.

McCullough and Leake provide readers with an unvarnished look at the history of vaccination and its rapid rise to hero status within the medical community and among the public. Often credited with “eradicating” various communicable diseases, the reality of both the successes and failures of vaccines is often at odds with the public’s perception. “Vaccines” closes this knowledge gap with history that includes harmful consequences that have been successfully concealed for generations.

The authors credit the COVID crisis with stirring questions about vaccine safety among the public given the constant admonishments from government health agencies and much of the medical community to “trust the science.” The overwhelming numbers of injuries and deaths following COVID-19 shots, as reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), have raised doubts about the safety of all vaccines, especially those mandated for children in order to attend school.

“Vaccines have enjoyed almost universal acceptance of the ‘safe and effective’ mantra bestowed upon them by manufacturers, government health agencies and the medical community despite the many problems associated with their development and deployment,” said CHD Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Brian Hooker, PhD. “Those who even question vaccine safety have historically been considered heretics. This book will go a long way towards changing that misperception.”

“Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality” is available now for preorder on Amazon and at major booksellers nationwide on July 29.

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