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Sridhar Vembu Rekindles Vaccine Debate, Cites Silenced Doctors & Unpublished Study
- •Sridhar Vembu, Zoho co-founder, sparked debate on X by questioning vaccine safety and alleging doctors raising concerns were "silenced."
- •Vembu highlighted an unpublished study comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children, focusing on autoimmune disorders, arguing for open scientific inquiry.
- •Critics pushed back, noting the study was not peer-reviewed and its methodology was flawed, with one user stating the Henry Ford draft was unpublished for a reason.
- •Vembu claimed the lead researcher feared job loss if the study was published and cited Paul Thomas, a doctor who lost his license after publishing similar work, as an example of "silencing doctors."
- •Netizens debated, with some pointing to higher survival rates for vaccinated children leading to later chronic diagnoses, while others dismissed the unpublished, un-peer-reviewed draft as unscientific.
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Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu shared a post on X questioning vaccine safety research and highlighting an unpublished study comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children. He argued that medical interventions must follow the principle of doing no harm and claimed that doctors who raise concerns have been silenced.
Users criticized the study for lacking peer review, noting that unvaccinated and vaccinated groups had unbalanced follow-up periods which skewed diagnoses. Critics also pointed out that the study's own institution found it failed to meet standards, and some of its reported data appeared implausible.
Vembu claimed that the lead researcher behind the Henry Ford study feared losing his job if it was published. He also cited Oregon-based doctor Paul Thomas, whose medical license was revoked after he published research reaching similar conclusions.
