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The CDC's latest political hire is anti-vaxxer, non-scientist, non-physician Mark Blaxill [View all]
CDC's Latest Political Hire
The CDC has hired anti-vaccine activist and author Mark Blaxill as a senior adviser, MSNBC reported, citing three current and former senior agency officials and an internal profile it reviewed.
Meanwhile, Blaxill is neither a physician nor a scientist, the outlet noted. However, he has claimed that every vaccinated child is injured in some way.
The CDC's new hire also has written books and articles that include a disproven notion that autism is the result of only environmental exposures, MSNBC reported.
Furthermore, he has helped lead an advocacy group known as SAFEMinds, which funded research aimed at proving a link between vaccines and autism, the outlet reported. And he served as editor-at-large of Age of Autism, an anti-vaccine website.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/117737
Meanwhile, Blaxill is neither a physician nor a scientist, the outlet noted. However, he has claimed that every vaccinated child is injured in some way.
The CDC's new hire also has written books and articles that include a disproven notion that autism is the result of only environmental exposures, MSNBC reported.
Furthermore, he has helped lead an advocacy group known as SAFEMinds, which funded research aimed at proving a link between vaccines and autism, the outlet reported. And he served as editor-at-large of Age of Autism, an anti-vaccine website.
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