Peter McIntyre

Professor of Infectious Diseases

Peter McIntyre is the Director of National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Australia.

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Contents

Peter McIntyre's Opinions
Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers
Conforming Opinions
Projected Opinions

Peter McIntyre's Opinions

Vaccination

Do the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks?

Agree

Opposition to mass childhood vaccination is a world-wide phenomenon, particularly in industrialised countries. Unfounded claims about vaccination are perpetuated by parental lobby groups and individual spokespeople, some of whom have a medical or scientific background. This article focuses on one such spokesperson who has achieved particular notoriety. Dr. Viera Scheibner is a retired micropalaeontologist, without any formal training in health-related sciences...

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26 Jun 2003 Source

Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers

The similarity between Peter McIntyre and each expert and influencer is calculated by looking at how the same questions were answered. These figures are used to calculate conforming, nonconforming, and projected opinions. The accuracy of the analysis depends on Peter McIntyre's coverage, which grows with the number of their opinions entered into TakeOnIt.

Agree

Patti Neighmond
Medical Journalist
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Bill Gates
Microsoft Cofounder, Philanthropist
100% agreement / 1 opinions

US Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS) Government Department
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Ian Frazer
Inventor of Cervical Cancer Vaccine
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Mostly Agree

In-Between

Ron Paul
U.S. Politician, Libertarian
50% agreement / 1 opinions

Mostly Disagree

Jenny McCarthy
Actress
25% agreement / 1 opinions

Disagree

Rudolf Verspoor
Homeopathist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Patty Smith-Verspoor
Homeopathist
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Sherri Tenpenny
Homeopathist, Osteopath
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Viera Scheibner
Geology Professor; Prominent Modern Medicine Skeptic
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Conforming Opinions

Peter McIntyre's conforming opinions are opinions that align with the group of experts and influencers Peter McIntyre typically agrees with.

Coverage	Answer	Question
High	Agree	Do the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks?

Projected Opinions

Peter McIntyre's projected opinions are opinions Peter McIntyre is expected to have if their opinions align with the experts and influencers that they typically agree with.

Coverage	Answer	Question
Low	Disagree	Are we prepared for a pandemic?
Low	Agree	Do condoms effectively prevent HIV?