No matter what you think about the reporter, or her politics, this is solid journalism regarding allegations by a respected CDC whistleblower scientist (and DeStefano's co-author) of scientific fraud. You will note that Dr DeStefano does not dispute the facts that the study protocol was changed after the results were analyzed and that the data manipulation erased the finding (which he didn't regard as 'biologically plausible'). Is that how SCIENCE works?
http://sharylattkisson.com/audio-cdc-addresses-allegations-on-vaccine-autism-link-omission
(Audio) CDC Addresses Allegations on Vaccine-Autism Link Omission
by sattkisson on August 29, 2014
CDC Senior Scientist William Thompson has alleged that a 2004 study he co-authored omitted key data that would have revealed a link between autism and a commonly-required childhood vaccine, MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella).
“I regret that my coauthors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the journal Pediatrics. The omitted data suggested that African American males who received the MMR vaccine before age 36 months were at increased risk for autism,” said Thompson in a statement issued through his attorney Wednesday.
The CDC and Thompson’s co-author Dr. Frank DeStefano, CDC Director of Immunization Safety, defend the study as originally published.
At issue are steps the researchers allegedly took when they discovered a statistically significant link between MMR vaccine and autism among African American boys. They “refined” the analysis by excluding study children for which a Georgia birth certificate could not be produced, and used birth certificate data to “adjust” the results. When they did so, the strong statistical association diminished.
In a statement, Thompson implies his CDC employer and colleagues have not always been forthright with the public about vaccine safety issues. But DeStefano argues their final analysis produced more valid results.
Below is the audio from a telephone interview I conducted with the CDC’s Dr. DeStefano this week, so you can hear his reasoning in his own words. For his part, Thompson says he is not speaking to reporters. “I am providing information to Congressman William Posey, and of course will continue to cooperate with Congress,” Thompson said.
AUDIO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE AT LINK.
As for the rest of your post, I don't know what you're talking about. I've never called anyone names. This is not about politics.
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