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BMJ, Brian Deer file anti-SLAPP motion against Andrew Wakefield

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

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Posted in Autism, Barbara Loe Fischer, Brian Deer, Jenny McCarthy, Legal, MMR, NVIC, News, Paul Offit, Vaccines, Wakefield | 174 Comments »

NVIC claims “intimidation” and “censorship” over Delta videos

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is angry with the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is very hard not to follow up a sentence like that with “so, what else is new?” The AAP promotes vaccines and vaccine safety. NVIC, not so much. What caused the present altercation? Both organizations were invited to place advertisements/information [...]

Posted in AAP, Autism, Barbara Loe Fischer, NVIC, News, Orgs | 9 Comments »

In which I agree with Barbara Loe Fisher…

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

The response to the decision by Delta Air Lines to air a commercial by the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) has been much larger than I would have predicted. Case in point, the Atlanta Journal Constitution has an article, Delta in-flight ad opposed; airline considers video change, discussing the reaction to the NVIC advertisement. This [...]

Posted in Barbara Loe Fischer, NVIC, Vaccines | 2 Comments »

The 2011 “Vaccine Safety Conference” in Jamaica

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Earlier this year, a conference was held in Jamaica. The declared subject: vaccine safety. Even from the beginning, it was clear that this was no ordinary scientific conference. It had all the signs of a junket. A meet-and-greet for vaccine “skeptics” and wealthy patrons. Precisely the sort of junket that people complain about “Big Pharma” [...]

Posted in NVIC, Vaccines, Wakefield | 6 Comments »