Why Are the Same People Who Failed at Science on Agent Orange in Charge of Vaccine Safety and Developmental Disorders at the CDC?

Why Are the Same People Who Failed at Science on Agent Orange in Charge of Vaccine Safety and Developmental Disorders at the CDC?
James Lyons-Weiler
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When historians write about the Vaccine Decades (1976–2020), there are two names that will live in infamy: Dr. Frank DeStefano, and Dr. Coleen Boyle.

In the 1980s, Congress mandated Agent Orange studies. Frank and Coleen ended the studies two years early, insuring that “no link” would be found between illnesses being reported by injured veterans and dioxin. The early termination of the study allowed the US Department of Veterans Affairs to deny any connection between Agent Orange and medical problems, preventing veterans and their families from qualifying for compensations. Here’s your hurt, what’s your hurry. The Boyle/Destefano team bamboozle was outed by Admiral Zumwalt who went to the President and laid out the science in a classified report (now declassified):
James Lyons-Weiler
James Lyons-Weiler
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Dr. James Lyons-Weiler is a research scientist and prolific author with over 55 peer-reviewed studies and three books to his name: “Ebola: An Evolving Story,” “Cures vs. Profits,” and “The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism.” He writes regularly on his Substack platform “Popular Rationalism,” where he shares scientific analyses, insights, and commentary, and contributes occasionally to The Defender published by Children’s Health Defense. He is Editori-in-Chief of Science, Public Health Policy & the Law. Dr. Lyons-Weiler is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge (IPAK), where he conducts and supports research in the public interest aimed at reducing human suffering. His work spans biomedical research, including vaccine safety science, genomics, bioinformatics, and cancer. He is also the founder of IPAK-EDU, an independent online educational platform offering rigorous science and health courses to the public.
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