A journalist from The Guardian recently contacted me for a comment on vaccine-related studies I have previously cited in my work. The publishers of these studies have decided—years after publication—that these studies were so flawed and “dangerous to public health” that they needed to be retracted or investigated. The journalist wanted to know if I would amend my book and my recent ACIP presentation now that these studies were under attack.
By Aaron Siri
My response:
“I welcome the media noting the targeted assassination of articles that do not fit the religious belief of vaccine proponents; this is also exemplified by the media’s lack of interest in the hundreds of other articles, reviews, and trial documents from my book and ACIP presentation which make plain that the claim vaccines are ‘safe and effective’ is not supported by the available evidence.”
Studies Under Fire
So which studies are under fire? You won’t be surprised that they are on some of the biggest hot-button topics when it comes to vaccine injury:
1. REMOVED
Vaccines and sudden infant death: An analysis of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database 1990–2019 and review of the medical literature (Neil Miller, 2021).
This study has not just been retracted—it has been removed. Completely wiped. This is reserved for only the most egregious publication offenses.
Elsevier says it found “serious methodological flaws” and that the paper “may pose potential risks to public health.”
Author Neil Miller explains their concerns were “either insignificant or plainly incorrect.” He has shared his emails with Elsevier publicly, so readers can review the correspondence themselves. A copy of the study remains available through independent archives.
2. RETRACTED
Hepatitis B Vaccination of Male Neonates and Autism Diagnosis, NHIS 1997–2002 (Carolyn Gallagher & Melody Goodman, 2010).
This paper was published sixteen years ago. Sixteen years.
Only now was it retracted after the publisher claimed that “due to fundamental methodological flaws the study’s conclusions are unsound.”
The authors stand behind the study and noted that “many of the recent criticisms of the paper are consistent with what we recognized and noted at the time.”
3. UNDER INVESTIGATION
Analysis of health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated children: Developmental delays, asthma, ear infections and gastrointestinal disorders (Brian Hooker & Neil Miller, 2020).
This study now carries an “expression of concern” stating that it is under investigation.
According to Miller, the investigation relates to allegations concerning the source of the data and whether it was properly disclosed.
4. UNDER INVESTIGATION
Quantification of residual plasmid DNA and SV40 promoter-enhancer sequences in Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna modRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Ontario, Canada (David Speicher, Jessica Rose & Kevin McKernan, 2025).
The publisher's review of this paper has prompted a public response from the authors, who have written extensively about their interactions with the journal and the process surrounding calls for retraction.
According to the authors, one of the individuals seeking retraction was reportedly involved in the original peer-review process and has received funding from the same German organisation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, that has also provided funding to BioNTech.
Scientific Integrity Or Ideology?
Behind each of these attacks is a plain desire to wipe from the record any evidence of vaccine harm and to chill the publication of any future studies that report vaccine harm.
Every scientist who values scientific integrity should publicly denounce these tactics.
Anything less is not science.
It is ideology.
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Aaron Siri
https://aaronsiri.substack.com/p/the-targeted-assassination-of-studies