To:
John Rennie
Editor-in-chief
Scientific American
415 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone: 212-451-8202
Fax: 212-832-2998
Dear Editor,
In what would be hilarious non science if not so serious, the journal "Scientific American" is intent on inventing its own science to dismiss the claims filed by 4,800 US children over vaccine damage. In the tradition of true junk tabloid journalism according to (Un)Scientific American, the only thing their parents have supporting the cases is the fact that "getting a shot can be upsetting, and children are vaccinated at an age when autism and related disorders are often first diagnosed."
When reading for my degree in physics at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England the journal Scientific American was the main scientific journal we undergraduates were recommended to read. However, that was when the journal had been relaunched many years ago. Those responsible then, Miller, Piel and Flanagan, are all dead. It looks like I need to pass on the sad news to my college buddies and teachers and suggest they cancel their subscriptions.
See the links below to see some truly scientifically excruciatingly embarrassing garbage science journalism from the (Un)Scientific American on the US Omnibus Vaccine damage claims starting today:-
Washington court will hear autism-vaccine suits
- (Un)Scientific American
SCIENCE
NEWS June 10, 2007
Nevermind the Scientific Consensus, Down With
Vaccines! - (Un)Scientific American -
Opinions, arguments and analyses from the
editors of (Un) Scientific American June 8,
2007
According to the (Un)Scientific American's non
science the US "special court will
pit scientists against activists". Of
course this has nothing to do with child health
safety and clearly all parents of any children
seriously injured for life by unsafe vaccines
are all merely "activists". It of course
has nothing to do with seeking redress for their
damaged children and getting acknowledgement of
what caused the harm to their children.
Clearly, no parent is ever interested in that or
child health safety. These people are just idle
parents who when not caring 24/7 for seriously
injured kids and working hard to find the cash
for their medical treatment are "activists"
with nothing better to do with the rest of their
time than mess around in the US Courts for
pleasure and recreation. Aren't they so lucky.
Health and Science Editor Maggie Fox relies on
vaccine patent holder and well-known publisher
of medico-scientific bunk about vaccines, Dr
Paul Offit of the Children's Hospital of
Philadephia, to assure us with twaddle having no
basis in fact such as "many studies show that
children who have been vaccinated are no more
likely to develop autism than children who have
not been vaccinated." Offit's claims are
notorious junk science. This applies
particularly to his bizarre claims that measles
will kill 3000 per annum when in the UK if no
vaccines were used the chance of just one person
dying of measles is less than 1 in 55 million
and falling year-on-year. It is 30-60 times
more likely to be struck down by a bolt of
lightning (depending on rainfall). Aren't the
other doctors at the Children's Hospital of
Philadephia embarrassed enough by this guy yet?
Offit has a conflict of interest a mile wide.
If the claims succeed then as a member of the
committee that recommends vaccines in the USA,
his position becomes more uncomfortable than it
already is. No wonder the media juggernaut is
pitted against little kids.
In the June 8 article (Un)Scientific American
tells us that Offit had cleared vaccines of any
link to autism. Well that's OK then. After
finishing up at the Vaccine Court, they can all
go have a nice picnic and play some more, safe
in the knowledge their health is in the hands of
Dr Offit and his medical colleagues.
Sincerely,
Clifford G. Miller,
50 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3LA, England
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 8663 0044 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 8663 0011
Sincerely,
Clifford G. Miller,
50 Burnhill Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3LA, England
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 8663 0044 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 8663 0011