Reference:
Edeling, H. J. (2022). CDC employees struggle to get research published because its findings counter public health dogma. ICAN Legal Update. Retrieved from https://icandecide.org/press-release/cdc-employees-struggle-to-get-research-published-because-its-findings-counter-public-health-dogma/
Summary:
The article discusses the difficulties faced by CDC-affiliated researchers attempting to publish their study on SARS-CoV-2 transmission among vaccinated individuals. Their findings, which suggested that vaccinated people could still spread the virus, contradicted prevailing public health narratives and led to rejection from multiple prestigious journals, including the CDC’s own Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The researchers expressed frustration over the CDC’s publication policies and the broader implications of their findings for public health guidelines, particularly regarding mask-wearing and testing protocols for vaccinated individuals. This situation raises serious questions about the integrity of the research publication process and the potential suppression of critical data that could inform public health policy during a pandemic. The authors highlighted concerns that the study’s conclusions, which could challenge existing vaccination policies, were avoided by journals due to fear of backlash, underscoring a broken system in scientific publishing.