RETRACTED: Questioning the HIV-AIDS Hypothesis: 30 Years of Dissent

The relationship between moral intervention strategies and the stigmatisation of people living with HIV – A Christian perspective

“…States of emergency have been declared in various countries at various times in history for much lesser than this pandemic, such as natural disasters and political conflicts. The central theme of publications by scholars such as Van Niekerk (2003), Nattrass (2010), Chigwedere and Essex (2010), Goodson (2014) and Kalichman (2009) is that the HIV crisis in South Africa requires radical decisions.…”

Commentary: Questioning the HIV-AIDS Hypothesis: 30 Years of Dissent

“…Dr. Goodson misrepresents the study by Rodriguez et al ( 81 ), which has never stated that PCR “is not sufficiently accurate” ( 1 ).…”

“…The policy of the South African government over HIV/AIDS during the period 2000–2005 is considered by a majority of scientists to have resulted in the death of at least 330,000 HIV-infected people (Figure 1 B) ( 9 , 12 , 118 ). The Opinion article by Dr. Goodson ( 1 ) [as well as earlier published or publicly expressed opinions of P. Duesberg, K. Mullis, and other denialists, none of whom has ever worked with HIV/AIDS ( 2 – 5 , 7 – 12 )] is similarly harmful for public health, as it disseminates dangerous misinformation about HIV/AIDS that can affect prevention decisions made by uninfected people and treatment decisions made by HIV-infected people. Therefore, the following recommendations should be given to public health workers: (1) to learn and disseminate up-to-date knowledge on HIV/AIDS based on the most recent scientific literature, and (2) to be aware of HIV/AIDS denialism and be able to effectively counteract its detrimental impact on public health.…”

“…A recent Opinion article by Dr. Goodson ( 1 ) expresses pseudoscientific views typical of HIV/AIDS denialism ( 2 – 13 ) and ignores the overwhelming evidence that HIV is a causative agent of AIDS, the evidence accumulated during more than 30 years of research.…”

Commentary on “Questioning the HIV–AIDS Hypothesis: 30 Years of Dissent”

“…When a journal’s unfortunate error of disseminating AIDS denialism is discovered, publishers and editors have typically taken corrective action through retractions, statements of concern, errata, and explanatory editorials ( 3 – 6 ). I was therefore invited by the publishers of Frontiers in Public Health to contribute this comment in response to Patricia Goodson’s article Questioning the HIV – AIDS hypothesis: 30 years of dissent ( 7 ).…”