This is despicably clueless false balance, in which an antivaccine activist who is not a scientist is paired with a real physician and expert. @RobertKennedyJr is antivaccine, his risible claim to be provaccine notwithstanding. 1/https://twitter.com/Renee_Eng/status/1202633550022860800 …
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@RobertKennedyJr is lying or ignorant (take your pick) when he claims that “not a single one” of the vaccines on the schedule has been tested against a saline placebo, it’s a claim easily refuted by a search of PubMed.
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@rjriewerts made a huge mistake agreeing to appear under these conditions with@Renee_Eng . It was a no-win situation. Even if he were to crush@RobertKennedyJr’s antivax BS, RFK, Jr. still wins. 3/2 replies 5 retweets 33 likesShow this thread -
Basically, by appearing with A.V. real pediatrician, RFK, Jr. successfully gives the false impression that there is an actual scientific debate about whether vaccines cause the harms attributed to them by antivaxxers when there is not. 4/
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Appearing with A real pediatrician...
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