Let's go way back to when I first noticed @AAPSonline. The following is a 2008 update of a 2006 blog post in which I first noticed the antivaccine and other crank views of AAPS. 2/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-journal-of-american-physicians-and-surgeons-ideology-trumps-science-based-medicine/ …
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That's not all the pseudoscience that
@AAPSonline backs. For instance, it's published a risibly bad study linking abortion to breast cancer. (Hint: Abortion does not detectably increase the ridiculous of breast cancer.) 13/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2007/10/25/abortion-and-breast-cancer-the-chicago-t/ …Show this thread -
Of course, none of this is surprising, given that Dr. Orient rejects the very concept of a scientific consensus, thus revealing that she doesn't understand the very of nature of science. It is a very silly talking point beloved of cranks. 14/https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/hostility-towards-scientific-consensus-a-red-flag-identifying-a-crank-or-quack/ …
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Not surprisingly, Dr. Orient is also a climate science denier. 15/
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So, given all that background, it isn't surprising that Dr. Orient falls into the "vaccine freedom" camp, in which antivaccine pseudoscience is disguised as "choice" or "freedom." 16/
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This brings me back to a variation of my rule of thumb. The use of words like "choice," "freedom," "consent" (especially "informed consent") by someone opposing school vaccine mandates is a red flag for antivaccine views. It fits Dr. Orient. 17/17
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Yes. A CDC scientist came forward/made allegations of actions unbecoming to scientific method. He is protected by federal whistleblower status today. Anyone who cares about.
#science should care about that, no matter one's opinion on various vaccines.http://www.greatergoodmovie.org/news-views/cdc-whistleblower-dr-william-thompsons-public-statement/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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of a study flailing pushing a favorite antivaccine trope, "too many too soon." 8/