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Brian Hooker, PhD - Professor of Biology:
Dr. Thompson tried to warn the director of CDC at that time, because he knew he was publishing fraudulent data. Not only was he replaced in the 2004 Institute of Medicine meeting by his supervisor Dr. Frank DeStefano, who proceeded to show the fraudulent data, but he was threatened with firing and he was told to seek psychiatric help because of his moment of clarity
Dr. Thompson tried to warn the director of CDC at that time, because he knew he was publishing fraudulent data. Not only was he replaced in the 2004 Institute of Medicine meeting by his supervisor Dr. Frank DeStefano, who proceeded to show the fraudulent data, but he was threatened with firing and he was told to seek psychiatric help because of his moment of clarity
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Dr Thompson tried to warn
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the Director of the CDC at the time
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because he knew he was publishing fraudulent data
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Not only was he replaced
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in the 2004 Institute of Medicine meeting
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by his supervisor Dr Frank DeStefano
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who proceeded to show the fraudulent data
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but he was threatened with firing
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and he was told to seek psychiatric help
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because of his moment of clarity
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A dramatic forensic examination of the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and its consequences.
