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By Julie Sladden and Julian Gillespie
The alarming discovery by scientist Kevin McKernan, et al., of DNA contamination in vials of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines has raised significant concern in the scientific community.
Meanwhile, the reported finding has attracted criticism from those quick to “demonize” anyone questioning the safety, efficacy and sanctity of the “vaccines.”
McKernan’s detractors — and there have been plenty of them — have criticized everything from lack of peer-reviewed publication to speculation about the viability of the anonymously sent vials.
Now, don’t get me wrong. Criticism and open debate in scientific inquiry are good things. After three years of censorship and stifled debate in science and medicine, one thing is patently clear: Freedom of speech is paramount to the truth.
Let’s be clear on another thing. The peer-review system is essentially broken. The same players with vested interests in the pharmaceutical industry curiously have the same influence on the research and publication industry…