March 03, 2004

Torts & the Corruption of Science. The lead scientist responsible for scientific study linking autism to vaccinations turns out to have been in bed with tort attorneys hoping to cash in on victims of autism. Ten of the 13 authors of that report have now retracted earlier claims, "We wish to make it clear that in this paper no causal link was established between MMR vaccine and autism.". The study provoked a sharp drop in in the number of children getting vaccinations in Britain -- and with that a corresponding sharp rise in measles outbreaks. What to say?

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