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Angéline Rouers
Research Fellow, Singapore Immunology Network
Expertise: Immunology, Human immunodeficiency virus
Details:
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
ARTICLES REVIEWED
New York Times accurately reports vaccine-derived polio outbreaks caused by low vaccine coverage
in New York Times, by Associated Press
— 02 Dec 2019
"The content of the article is correct: attenuated polio strain type 2 contained in the oral vaccine can – in very rare cases – mutate and cause disease in under-immunized pers..
Article claiming vaccines cause autoimmunity and autism due to fetal DNA contaminants found unsupported and implausible
in Vaccine Impact, by Theresa Deisher
— 09 Jun 2019
"While the letter provides some concerns about the fetal cell-derived DNA contamination in vaccines, it does not provide any actual evidence to support the claims made. The whole h..
CLAIMS REVIEWED
Mike Adams falsely claims cancer genes and “entire genetic code” are found in vaccines, based on unverified report
CLAIM
"Vaccines [have been] found laced with entire genetic code for abnormal human loaded with cancer genes"
SOURCE: Mike Adams, Natural News, Corvelva
Published: 02 Dec 2019
VERDICT
Claim that virus contaminating polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 is cancer-causing not supported by science
CLAIM
"CDC Admits 98 Million Americans Received Polio Vaccine In An 8-Year Span When It Was Contaminated With Cancer Virus"
SOURCE: Dave Mihalovic, Waking Times
Published: 25 Jul 2019
VERDICT
Vaccination does not weaken the immune system against natural infection
CLAIM
"With repeated use of vaccines, cell-mediated immunity weakens"
SOURCE: Lance D Johnson, Andrew Wakefield, Newstarget
Published: 20 May 2019
VERDICT
