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Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutiny
Scientists praise moves to investigate, retract or remove controversial studies. The authors stand by their work Three scientific papers that raised questions about vaccine safety and were used by the Trump administration to justify controversial changes to US vaccine policies have over the last two months been removed, retracted or placed under investigation by the journals that published them. In some cases, the actions occurred years after scientists first raised alarms about the studies’ scientific merits. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutiny, Scientists praise moves to investigate, retract or remove controversial studies. The authors stand by their work Three scientific papers that raised questions about vaccine safety and were used by the Trump administration to justify controversial changes to US vaccine policies have over the last two months been removed, retracted or placed under investigation by the journals that published them. In some cases, the actions occurred years after scientists first raised alarms about the studies’ scientific merits. Continue reading…
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- Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policy changes facing new scrutinyThe Guardian - 2026-06-04T11:00:06+00:00
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