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? |
|
