Michigan professor exonerated, peer-reviewed journal publishes paper showing 250k+ COVID jab deaths
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While the original study remains retracted, the peer-reviewed journal Science, Public Health Policy & the Law recently published an updated version of the study titled, ‘COVID-19 Illness and Vaccination Experiences in Social Circles Affect COVID-19 Vaccination Decisions.’
(Liberty Counsel) — Liberty Counsel recently helped exonerate a Michigan State University professor after he received allegations that he had used “unethical practices” during a published COVID-19 shot study. The study highlighted a correlation between the COVID shot and nearly 300,000 nationwide fatalities. The peer-reviewed journal BMC Infectious Diseases originally published the study in January 2023, but later retracted it amid the allegations. Despite the study’s retraction, it remains in the top one percent of shared research around the world.
The study’s author, Dr. Mark Skidmore, is an economics, natural disasters, and pandemics researcher with more than 90 published papers. Liberty Counsel assisted him in reviewing the anonymous complaints and responding to the investigation to appropriately address all the concerns. In essence, the complaints alleged Skidmore did not follow the rigorous oversight procedures required for clinical studies. A “guilty” finding from the university on this type of complaint could have serious consequences for a researcher’s credibility and career, since clinical studies involving human subjects have strict oversight and protocols to ensure no harm comes to study participants.
After a seven-month ethics investigation, Michigan State University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) cleared Skidmore of any wrongdoing stating they did not find any “noncompliance” to their protocols within the study. Skidmore’s COVID shot study did not involve clinical work, but rather involved an online survey that posed little risk to human respondents. Due to his study being a survey only, the IRB at the onset of the research determined Skidmore’s study to be “exempt” from those clinical protocols and was cleared to proceed.