Thursday, 8 September 2011

British Medical Journal Had Secret Financial Ties to Merck During Publication of Articles Attacking Wakefield

'High Court Judge Sir Nigel Davis wouldn't permit parents who wanted to testify on Wakefield's behalf. Nigel's brother is a board member of the publishers of the Lancet who is also on the Board of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). GSK is a pharmaceutical giant also heavily involved in vaccine manufacturing.

GSK now has James Murdoch on its Board. He's the son of Rupert Murdoch and editor of the Sunday Times . This was Deer's first platform to launch attacks on Wakefield. The Murdoch family has strong financial interests with GSK.

Deer used Medico-Legal Investigations to gather information for his evil spin. This private company seems to be a front group for Big Pharma, since their only source of funding is the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.'

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