https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/09/florida-surgeon-general-vaccines/70096658007/
Knowingly omitting important relevant data from research in order to fit a narrative is just as bad as making up data, it’s scientific misconduct. Along with claiming someone else’s work as your own, it’s usually a career ending mistake in academic medicine. It reflects a lack of research integrity which is a crucial core value. We do research to find truth, not create truth.
Recently, Florida’s Surgeon General published a study suggesting vaccinating children against COVID with mRNA vaccines does more harm than good. That study was notable for simplistic design and contrarian conclusions. Now we learn the research omitted key data that would refute the study conclusions.
Academic medicine holds itself accountable for willful violations of research integrity. If you get caught doing this, you are done. Many of the most prominent antivaxx doctors have engaged in scientific misconduct in one form or another. Junk science in pay-to-publish throw away journals, efforts to dictate editorial content to include junk science while serving as a guest editor, distorting data, taking credit for other’s ideas and claiming invention characterize the professional activities of many prominent antivaxx doctors.
Typically they would be held accountable. Dr. Ladapo has a faculty apppintment at the University of Florida. Their peer review committee should investigate this finding. If confirmed, Dr. Ladapo should be held accountable for a “grave violation of research integrity”.
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Get your facts straight, doc.