Consequently, Dr. Zimmerman's expert opinion was used in the Autism Omnibus, but he himself did not testify. @RobertKennedyJr used Zimmerma's affidavit stating such to spin an antivax conspiracy theory of the government "suppressing" his evidence of a vaccine-autism link. 4/
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Now, ever since the Hannah Poling case, Dr. Zimmerman has been friendly with antivaxers and, according to his own press release, has been asked to testify on their behalf to say that vaccines + mitochondrial disease = autism. 15/
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As I said at the time antivaxers were flogging the case, trying to link mitochondrial disease as a predisposition to "vaccine-induced autism" is not scientifically supported. 16/ https://respectfulinsolence.com/2008/03/10/the-hannah-poling-case-and-the-rebrandin/ …
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So I ask Dr. Zimmerman: When
@RobertKennedyJr approached you and asked you for an affidavit, what the hell did you think would happen? Of course, RFK, Jr. publicized it! Of course, other antivaxers tried to use it to spin their conspiracy theories of coverups! 17/Show this thread -
Dr. Zimmerman says he's not antivaccine, and I'll take him at his word. However, he has aided and abetted real antivaxers. At worst, he's slipping into being antivax. At best he's been (and continues to be) a useful idiot for antivaxers. 18/
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Let's just put it this way. You lie down with dogs, and got might get fleas. Of course, comparing antivaxers to dogs is an insult to dogs. (I love dogs. I need a better metaphor.) Dr. Zimmerman had no right to complain that he's itching right now. He chose this. 19/
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I'll finish by challenging Dr. Zimmerman through
@UMassMedical: How, specifically, did@SharylAttkisson "misrepresent" you. Please provide concrete examples. I predict that you won't be able to. 20/Show this thread -
Also, so being a useful idiot for antivaxers. 21/
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And, there it is. Let's see if
@Twitter threads this revised and expanded Tweetstorm properly. 22/22Show this thread -
Yay! It appears to have threaded correctly. Maybe it's using the iOS client as opposed to the web client, which is what I did the first time.
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