Clinical & Translation Science - Volume 3

Diagnostics Section

Given the massive impact of diagnostics on public health, Science, Public Health Policy & the Law has created a new Section, "Diagnostics and Public Health".

Volume 3

This volume contains (to date) one Editorial (not peer-reviewed), two original research articles (peer-reviewed) and one Rapid Communication (also peer-reviewed). We emphasize that the Walach et al study underwent extensive, independent de novo review (see Editorial). Dr. Lyons-Weiler managed the review of Walach et al. (2021) and Brock and Thornley (2021), and an Editorial Board member managed the review of Rose (2021).

If Vaccine Adverse Events Tracking Systems Do Not Support Causal Inference, then "Pharmacovigilence" Does Not Exist - Editorial - James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Editor-in-Chief

Harald Walach, Rainer J. Klement, and Wouter Aukema. 2021. The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations - Should We Rethink the Policy? Sci, Publ Health Pol & Law 3:87-99. (Newly and Independently Peer-Reviewed (Single-Blind, 3 Reviewers)

Jessica Rose, 2021. Critical appraisal of VAERS Pharmacovigilance: Is the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) a functioning pharmacovigilance system? Sci, Publ Health Pol & Law 3:100-129 (Independently Peer-Reviewed (Single-Blind, 2 reviewers)

Brock AR and S Thornley. 2021. Rapid Communication Spontaneous Abortions and Policies on COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Use During Pregnancy - WITHDRAWN. Science, Public Health Policy & the Law 4:130-143. This contribution was peer-reviewed.