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Scientific Integrity Requires Publishing Rebuttals and Retracting Problematic Papers
Polyclin St Jean, France.
Essaouira, Morocco.
Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology, Media and Information Technology. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7207-1276
Grasse, France.
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2023 (English)In: STEM CELL REVIEWS AND REPORTS, ISSN 2629-3269, Vol. 19, p. 568-572Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Recently, an article by Seneff et al. entitled "Innate immunosuppression by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations: The role of G-quadruplexes, exosomes, and MicroRNAs" was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT). Here, we describe why this article, which contains unsubstantiated claims and misunderstandings such as "billions of lives are potentially at risk" with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, is problematic and should be retracted. We report here our request to the editor of FCT to have our rebuttal published, unfortunately rejected after three rounds of reviewing. Fighting the spread of false information requires enormous effort while receiving little or no credit for this necessary work, which often even ends up being threatened. This need for more scientific integrity is at the heart of our advocacy, and we call for large support, especially from editors and publishers, to fight more effectively against deadly disinformation.

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SPRINGER , 2023. Vol. 19, p. 568-572
Keywords [en]
Misinformation; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines; Cancer; Retraction; UN SDG3; Public Health; Science Integrity; Pseudoscience
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-189760DOI: 10.1007/s12015-022-10465-2ISI: 000873452200001PubMedID: 36287337OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-189760DiVA, id: diva2:1708969
Available from: 2022-11-07 Created: 2022-11-07 Last updated: 2023-11-02Bibliographically approved

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