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In reply to the discussion: Whoa...slow down on the anti-vaxxer bashing!! [View all]greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)Here is a link to the Wikipedia page about SAGE publications. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sage_Publications
"In November 2013 Sage's membership was placed under review for six months after a Sage journal, the Journal of International Medical Research, published a false and intentionally flawed paper created and submitted by a reporter for Science as part of a "sting" to test the effectiveness of the peer-review processes of open access journals (see Who's Afraid of Peer Review?).[8] Sage's membership was reinstated at the end of the review period following changes to the journal's editorial processes.[9]"
There are all kinds of things wrong with the sited anti-vaccination study. The absurdity of complaining about the number of vaccinations given to children is mind boggling and shows a complete failure to comprehend germ theory and how vaccines actually work. We are routinely exposed to more than 60,000 types of germs on a daily basis. Babies' immune systems are challenged every day by the tens of thousands of germs to which they are exposed to constantly.
The most important question that never gets answered is where is the funding coming from to push all this anti-science, anti-vaccine nonsense. It could not get any traction unless there is a specific group pushing this nonsense. The message is just too consistent and persistent to be coming just from random fools who do not understand basic science facts.