Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism
- The US National Institutes of Health is conducting a study on vaccines and autism, despite the myth being debunked, led by David Geier.
- David Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have previously published papers claiming vaccines cause autism, despite extensive research disproving these claims.
- Many experts, including Jessica Steier from the Science Literacy Lab, worry that Geier's study may be biased and lead to public health risks.
- Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation, stated that the aim of the study appears to prove a false link between vaccines and autism, which could undermine trust in vaccination.
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That vaccines do not cause autism is well-established. Scientists long ago debunked attempts to link the two, pushed back against the tide of misinformation and conspiracy theory, and countered the false narratives, "vaccine detox" supplements, therapies, and other grifts. Nonetheless, Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services is going to waste countless dollars "researching" this connection, and they've chosen David Geier, a noted…
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