Comments on: The Curious Reports of Vaccines and Autism on CBS

By: Regan

Regan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:29:36 +0000

I was looking for something else, but in the search found this old blog post from 2005 on Neurodiversity.com.

Maybe it’s me, but doesn’t the scenario described by Kathleen Seidel 3 years ago seem to be the one unfolding today?
http://www.neurodiversity.com/evidence_of_venom.html

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:19:05 +0000

I like to think it’s all the hot air of rhetoric, but the viciousness of what’s said makes me wonder.

By: Regan

Regan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:28:15 +0000

I think there was a factual misstatement that Sam Miller (blogger) promised to follow up on with Dr. Offit; perhaps that’s the reason for response to that blog. From the comments it’s evident that there were additional misunderstandings based on the prefix “Rota-”, which Epi Wonk has responded to.

As for the various statements of what people say they would like to do to Dr. Offit–it’s scary to see that much hatred focussed towards an individual…or is that the politics of outrage in the echo-chamber?

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:05:19 +0000

I wondered why he chose to respond to that blog on the OC Register? Was glad that Epi Wonk, an epidemiologist, joined the fray I mean comment thread—– It’s quite a build-up to when Dr. Offit’s new book appears on September 5th!

JB Handley offered his usual “critique” today.

By: Regan

Regan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:40:23 +0000

Dr. Paul Offit responds August 4th, 2008, 1:00 am The comments are at least as interesting as the blogpost/article.

By: Sullivan

Sullivan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:00:31 +0000

Criag,

I would call it sins of omission. By leaving out actual discussion, Ms. Attkisson left a false impression.

Dr. Offit has the opportunity to defend himself–with better journalists. Sharyl Attkisson’s interview of Dr. Healy demonstrated clearly to me that isn’t approaching this as an “investigation”, but rather as an opportunity to get the views she wants aired.

Dr. Healy made an amazing statement that there is an “expressed concern” that the scientific community shouldn’t look for susceptible groups because of what might happen should they find them.

That question demanded followup. A good journalist would have asked for Dr. Healy to back that up. Ms. Attkisson didn’t.

I can understand why Dr. Offit has chosen to work with other journalists on this story.

I expect that Dr. Offit will be in a good position to defend himself a lot in the next couple of months.

I expect that he will do well.

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By: Craig Willoughby

Craig Willoughby — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:51:39 +0000

Again, the vaccinophiles and Pauly prOffit had a chance to defend themselves (as if there is a defense for the likes of them), but they refused. And how is that Ms. Attkinson’s fault?

By: Phil Schwarz

Phil Schwarz — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:53:35 +0000

Yup. As inadvisable to eat up as yellow snow!