MMR-autism
circuit star Mr Paul Shattock amends his
agricultural qualifications
This page is
research from an investigation by Brian Deer for the UK's Channel 4 Television
and The Sunday Times of London into a campaign
linking the MMR children's
vaccine with autism. | Go to part I:
The Lancet scandal | Go to part II:
The Wakefield factor
The mysterious
letters which often appear after the names of
those who tout for business on the fringes of
medicine have long been a source of confusion.
Not least it seems for Paul Shattock,
who, as a regular warm-up act for Andrew
Wakefield on the anti-MMR network, has for years
sported the qualification DipAgVet,
which does not, in fact, exist. After challenge,
following a Thoughtful House event in March 2006 (also
featuring Arthur Krigsman and the bizarre Carol Stott), Paul Shattock swiftly
corrected the record
Top to bottom left are examples
(including Paul Shattock's Autism
Research Unit website) of numerous online
sources reporting his unique DipAgVet.
Finally, is Shattock's corrected version,
posted in late March 2006, after briandeer.com noted the
misdesignation. DipAgVetPharm
means diploma in agricultural and
veterinary pharmacy. The issue may seem
trivial, but raises this question: how
could someone who travels the world
offering advice to parents about autism
get his own qualifications wrong? |
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