Did a Leading Pediatrician Drop a Bombshell About Vaccines and SIDS?
Paul Thomas is neither a leading pediatrician nor a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Anti-vaccine influencers are continuing to launder the story about an interview with Paul Thomas, in which he says that 97% of cases of SIDS occur within 10 days of vaccination.
As we have written before, Paul Thomas is simply citing a poorly done study about VAERS.
Did a Leading Pediatrician Drop a Bombshell About Vaccines and SIDS?
So you should already know that vaccines are not associated with SIDS, except that they are thought to have a protective effect.
You should also know that Paul Thomas is not a leading pediatrician (except in anti-vaccine world).
In fact, Paul Thomas lost his license to practice medicine in Oregon because of:
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
making false or misleading statements regarding the efficacy of Licensee's treatments
repeated and gross negligence in the practice of medicine
willfully violating a provision of ORS chapter 677
failing to comply with a Board request, and
failing to report an adverse action
And in Washington.
And in Hawaii.
He even tried to sue the members of the Oregon Medical Board, a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Not surprisingly, he lost.
“They looked at 131 studies that included over 7000 children from 26 different countries. There were only seven deaths out of the 6.4 million cases of COVID-19. Understand, that’s about one in a billion if you look at the world population. One in a billion children dying of COVID. Oh my gosh! No! You don’t need to be afraid for your child.”
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You should also know that Paul Thomas, the pediatrician who said that there was only a risk of “one in a billion children dying of COVID,” is neither a member nor Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
It is all pure propaganda.
In fact, inflating or exaggerating the reputation of their so-called experts, to make you think they are respected or admired, is a common technique of anti-vaccine influencers.
If Paul Thomas was truly a leading pediatrician, they wouldn’t need to say that he was a leading pediatrician!
But would you still listen to these ‘experts’ if you didn’t think that they were great, esteemed, or leaders in their fields?
Probably not.
In addition to repeating stories across dozens of anti-vaccine social media accounts and websites, anti-vaccine influencers trick you into skipping and delaying vaccines by making you think they are real experts.
They aren’t.
Get your information from real experts so that you can make a truly informed decision about vaccinating and protecting your family.
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