VT Chiropractor Hosting Anti-Vaxxer "Conference"; The Locals More Than Restless

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"On May 20, 2017, a local chiropractor would like to host an event that features a panel of some of the most controversial figures in public health at Stowe High School," the petition reads. "These figures' incendiary rhetoric and hostile, anti-science views pose a threat to public safety and public health. This event has no place in our school."

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On the speaker's list is Andrew Wakefield, a disgraced Briton who lost his medical license after being found guilty of falsifying data and other unethical practices in a paper that purported to show a link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The Lancet medical journal withdrew the paper.

But Wakefield stirred up so much controversy that scientists have been working for more than 20 years to disprove his allegations. Multiple studies have come down firmly on the side of vaccine safety, but Wakefield and his high-profile supporters, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and television and film producers, travel to spread their arguments that the government, medical community and drug companies are colluding to poison children with forced vaccination. Wakefield's appearance at the event - which costs between $95 and $300 for a seat - has been canceled without explanation but other speakers are still scheduled.

Rauch's website said profits will go to nonprofits, including Kennedy's organization. It also advertises a new clinic being opened by Rauch in Stowe, the Vermont Center for Autism and Neuro-Developmental Disorders. Local school officials have been put in the middle of the argument but say they have to stand up for free speech.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaccine-debate-vexes-vermont-ski-resort-town-n758916

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. Ugh. Anti Vaxxers are just as bad as flat earthers and global warming denialists.

Fucking years of established science, ignored because stupid.