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Vaccine skeptic hired to conduct government study on whether vaccines cause autism (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The american voters have really outdone themselves this time

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I never thought I'd have a gov that had a health dept that was determined to make me sick. I expect things to be occasionally suppressed, bias, and flawed studies but not a deliberate effort. It is like they put the Phillip Morris tobacco company in charge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Next up, UFO conspiracists will determine if alien UFOs are real, Kennedy assassination conspiracists will review the Kennedy files.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I can't wait to find out his conclusion! Should we take bets?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

All because of one debunked research paper fuck long ago. Damn did that do so much damage

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Th3ry will continue to search until they find the answer they want

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Wouldn't that involve them causing autism to prove it does?

"I'm autistic because I was a test subject for a government op..."

bruh...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Honestly there is an even darker side to this.

There are parents who would rather see there kid die from a preventable disease than have Autism.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Exactly. Death is preferable. Wait until they claim that they cause homosexuality.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Plot twist: they scale up the study nationwide, offering free flu vaccines to anyone who "volunteers" for the study as long as they take an autism test before and after.

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