I remember reading on Brian Deer's website about his dispute with
Goldacre
over Wakefield et al., Deer wanting to trash it while Goldacre, for once
bringing
out the doctor in him, recognized it as a good case study misrepresented
in the
media, as it was.
Since then, as John pointed out, Goldacre changed his tune:
It appears Ben Goldacre has conveniently flip-flopped on the issue.
Worst of all,
this will most likely go unnoticed among his fans. The way they rallied
around
him when he posted an episode of Jeni Barnett's radio show without her
permission after she spoke critically of the MMR on LBC radio seems to
prove my
point. He has an uncritical and devoted following in the UK.
Competing interests:
Diagnosed with Asperger
Syndrome
Competing interests:
No competing interests
05 February 2010
Jake Crosby
Contributing Editor, Age of Autism
Brandeis University, P.O. Box 549110 Waltham MA 02454-9110
Rapid Response:
Goldacre's About-Face
I remember reading on Brian Deer's website about his dispute with
Goldacre
over Wakefield et al., Deer wanting to trash it while Goldacre, for once
bringing
out the doctor in him, recognized it as a good case study misrepresented
in the
media, as it was.
Since then, as John pointed out, Goldacre changed his tune:
"even if it had been immaculately well conducted – and it certainly
wasn't"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/28/mmr-vaccine-ben-goldacre
It appears Ben Goldacre has conveniently flip-flopped on the issue.
Worst of all,
this will most likely go unnoticed among his fans. The way they rallied
around
him when he posted an episode of Jeni Barnett's radio show without her
permission after she spoke critically of the MMR on LBC radio seems to
prove my
point. He has an uncritical and devoted following in the UK.
Competing interests:
Diagnosed with Asperger
Syndrome
Competing interests: No competing interests