Unreasonable doubt

A ‘vaccine court’ case on autism could have disastrous consequences if people confuse its verdict with scientific consensus.

Why are there so many more cases of autism now than there were 30 years ago? It’s a question the best scientific minds have been unable to answer. But I’m afraid a US court now looking at that question may settle it on the basis of emotion rather than science.

Read the column here.

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Unreasonable doubt

A ‘vaccine court’ case on autism could have disastrous consequences if people confuse its verdict with scientific consensus.

Why are there so many more cases of autism now than there were 30 years ago? It’s a question the best scientific minds have been unable to answer. But I’m afraid a US court now looking at that question may settle it on the basis of emotion rather than science.

Read the column here.

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