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Rep. Senator Rand Paul is Out of Touch with Reality

Republican Sen. Rand Paul gets an Out of Touch post for his statement in an interview he gave last month to CNBC:

“I’ve heard many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.”

Really, he’s heard of many tragic cases? We cannot excuse this big of a distortion of the facts. He is also standing by his statement that most vaccinations should be “voluntary,” telling CNBC that it is a parent’s choice. Being a doctor he knows better about vaccines.

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Mac Megantereon2015-04-12T13:48:32+00:00March 9th, 2015|Articles, Out of Touch with Reality, Politics, Vaccinations|

Dr. Christopher Shaw, CMSRI & University of British Columbia

Dr. Christopher Shaw is Out of Touch with Science for continuing to support his discredited research showing a causal relationship between life saving vaccines and autism, even though his research puts children at risk.

He is a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia and holds cross appointments with the Department of Experimental Medicine and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles as well as numerous book chapters and special reviews. He is Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of CMSRI. (more…)

Mac Megantereon2015-04-12T13:49:05+00:00January 10th, 2015|Articles, Out of Touch with Reality, Vaccinations|

Andrew Wakefield’s bogus science has led to deaths in children

Andrew Jeremy Wakefield is a British former surgeon and medical researcher, receives our Out of Touch post for his fraudulent 1998 research paper in support of the now-discredited claim that there was a link between the administration of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, and the appearance of autism and bowel disease. This is currently significant because of the recent measles breakout due to a lower than hoped for rate of inoculation in children because many parents think the vaccine is unsafe based on Wakefield’s original claims. (more…)

Mac Megantereon2015-04-12T13:50:17+00:00March 12th, 2013|Articles, Out of Touch with Reality, Vaccinations|