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Tag: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

The ACIP, Paul Offit, and harassment by antivaxers

Post author By Orac
Post date November 15, 2018
61 Comments on The ACIP, Paul Offit, and harassment by antivaxers

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is the committee that decides on the CDC-recommended vaccine schedule. Naturally, antivaxers don’t like it—or any scientist on it. Or any vaccine advocate, for that matter. Paul Offit is a particular target of their ire, and they can be quite scary.

Tags ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, antivaccine, CDC, Paul Offit, vaccine

Antivaccine nonsense Autism Medicine Politics Pseudoscience

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his World Mercury Project: Antivaccine, NOT “fiercely pro-vaccine”

Post author By Orac
Post date December 15, 2017
78 Comments on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his World Mercury Project: Antivaccine, NOT “fiercely pro-vaccine”

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. claims that he is “fiercely pro-vaccine.” His words and actions say otherwise, for instance his Indiegogo campaign to raise money to promote antivaccine misinformation.

Tags Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, antivaccine, Autism, CDC, Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment, Deadly Immunity, fda, Indiegogo, Post-licensure Rapid Immunization Safety Monitoring System, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, Vaccine Safety Datalink, vaccines, Word Mercury Project

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