The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism

[Jaybee00]

This is a well done article with helpful graphics. Basically shows how two not-good people were able to manipulate studies to get their desired results.

Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism

Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Jaybee00]

“Every dollar spent relitigating the disproven vaccine-autism link is a dollar stolen from research that could actually help people with autism — studies on support services, educational interventions, employment programs and other factors behind autism. This is the cruelest irony: that those who claim to champion people with autism are denying them real research while undermining one of public health’s greatest achievements. ”

 

[rvallee]

“Every dollar spent relitigating the disproven vaccine-autism link is a dollar stolen from research that could actually help people with autism — studies on support services, educational interventions, employment programs and other factors behind autism. This is the cruelest irony: that those who claim to champion people with autism are denying them real research while undermining one of public health’s greatest achievements. ”

Now if only the profession could apply the same reasoning to the failed psychosomatic ideology. But of course they see no comparison, just like none of the anti-vaccine conspiracy fantasists do. For the same reasons: they made up their minds and facts don't matter past this point.