June 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a report on Tuesday that said evidence does not support a link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders, ahead of a two-day meeting of an advisory panel later this week.

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    1 day ago

    It isn’t, but not all scientists can maintain scientific integrity when faced with significant external pressures (from people like RFK, for example). Those that can’t dont stay scientists for long.

    All findings can eventually be reproduced or disproven, but not without time and money. In the short term, trust and credibility is paramount.

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      20 hours ago

      You do know that peer review exists, right? This isn’t some brand new hypothesis being tested for the first time.