Dr Larson is apparently confident [1] but we do not know why? If vaccines are safe there should be a strong citable evidence base, but presently I am not sure which if any of the products on the routine schedule have been rigorously tested against saline placebo, and for all the targeted population.
[1] Joanne Silberner, 'Overcoming vaccine hesitancy: five minutes with . . . Heidi Larson', BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1259 (Published 18 March 2019)
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What is the basis of Heidi Larson's confidence?
Dr Larson is apparently confident [1] but we do not know why? If vaccines are safe there should be a strong citable evidence base, but presently I am not sure which if any of the products on the routine schedule have been rigorously tested against saline placebo, and for all the targeted population.
[1] Joanne Silberner, 'Overcoming vaccine hesitancy: five minutes with . . . Heidi Larson', BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1259 (Published 18 March 2019)
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