Calls by alternative medicine practitioners for vaccinated vs unvaccinated studies is not supported by evidence

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Victorian Cytology Service, Carlton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: dhawkes@unimelb.edu.au.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
³ Epworth Healthcare, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.

Comment

David Hawkes et al. Vaccine. 2016.

. 2016 Jun 14;34(28):3223-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.12.031.

¹ Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Victorian Cytology Service, Carlton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: dhawkes@unimelb.edu.au.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia.
³ Epworth Healthcare, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.

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