Republicans put anti-vax fraud who hawked autism cures in charge of proving vaccines cause autism
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I won’t say that the GOP couldn’t have found a more representative person to lead their ableism-driven attack on childhood vaccinations, and people with autism. But they would have had to bust anyone worse out of prison or a grave.
A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism. A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two, according to current and former federal health officials.
The Department of Health and Human Services has hired David Geier to conduct the analysis, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked.
David Geier was disciplined by Maryland regulators more than a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license. He is listed as a data analyst in the HHS employee directory.
You can and should read the complaint against David IANAPBMDI Grier. And the order.
Do you believe RFK Jr. didn’t know about this clusterfuck? If so, would you like to buy a bridge?
As an aside, apparently hormone therapy for minors is OK with Republicans if you prescribe it for the wrong reason. Bonus points if you aren’t legally allowed to prescribe so much as an aspirin.
(I am not a physician but my dad is.)
(Or at least he was at the time.)
