RFK Jr. demands journal explain removal of vaccine study used to support his childhood immunization changes
Kennedy says the journal should explain the removal and detail the review after a 2021 paper was cited in support of vaccine schedule changes.
- On June 11, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded that Toxicology Reports Editor-in-Chief Lawrence H. Lash explain the removal of a 2021 study regarding vaccines and sudden infant death.
- Elsevier removed the article by Neil Z. Miller, stating the conclusions were "not supported by the methodology employed" due to inherent limitations of passive reporting systems like the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System .
- Describing himself as a "medical research journalist," Miller claimed his findings were "statistically significant," though the paper acknowledged the research "does not prove an association" between infant vaccines and sudden infant deaths.
- Requesting detailed answers by June 25, Kennedy asked Lash for the names of consulted experts and the specific criteria used to discredit the study, citing his commitment to research integrity.
- The study was previously cited by Aaron Siri to support altering childhood immunization schedules, a move currently blocked by a federal judge, adding context to the ongoing debate over vaccine data.
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Felcher Menaces Journal For Removing Anti-Vax Study
MedPage Today reports: Legal and public health experts expressed concern about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s scrutiny of a medical journal’s decision to remove a study that purportedly suggested an increased incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) within a few days after vaccination. “Secretary Kennedy pretended in the past to support free speech,” Dorit Reiss, PhD, a law professor at the University of California San Francisco, …
Experts Pan RFK Jr.'s Inquiry Into Removal of Flawed Vaccine Study
(MedPage Today) -- Legal and public health experts expressed concern about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s scrutiny of a medical journal's decision to remove a study that purportedly suggested an increased incidence of sudden infant death...
RFK Jr. Demands Answers on Removal of Paper That Linked "Vaccines" to Sudden Deaths
(The Epoch Times)—Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is questioning the removal of a study he cited in his latest book. “Americans have a right to know why scientific papers are removed, who made those decisions, what evidence supported them, and whether the same standards are applied consistently,” Kennedy said on X on June 15 as he released a letter he wrote to Lawrence Lash, editor-in-chief of the journal Toxicology Reports. The letter wa…
RFK Jr. demands science journal explain removal of vaccine study
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is demanding answers from a science journal on why a study regarding vaccination and sudden infant death was removed from the publication. In a letter dated June 11, Kennedy wrote to Toxicology Reports Editor-in-Chief Lawrence H. Lash concerning a 2021 study titled “Vaccines and sudden infant...
RFK Jr. sparks outrage after demanding answers on pulled vaccine study
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked outrage on Monday after he announced his department was investigating why a peer-reviewed medical journal pulled a study about vaccines leading to sudden infant deaths. Kennedy posted a letter on his professional X account, arguing that the study was "o...
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