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Originally Posted by kerriffic
I don't think this will change anything though as the anti-vax crowd will just brush this off as another government funded cover up. The deniers will only dig in more and fight back harder.
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Yep. They don't want to learn about science and you can be damn sure they don't want to learn about how people get grants to do their research. A government gives money to pursue good ideas. They do not control the direction of the research nor do they have any control or review of the findings. Journals are slowly learning that people don't understand this though and like in this case there is the legal disclaimer:
Disclaimer: The authors are solely responsible for the design, conduct, data analyses, and drafting and editing of the manuscript and its final content. The contents of this article do not represent the views of the National Institute of Mental Health or the federal government.
Of course that disclaimer won't mean anything to them either because, you know, cover-up.