Scientists must be protected from anti-vaxxer abuse | Letter

When Dr Andrew Hill's team questioned the efficacy of ivermectin, the reaction from the anti-vaccination movement was shocking

Dr David Bauer reports that the anti-vaccination movement is distorting his scientific results (As a virologist I'm shocked my work has been hijacked by anti-vaxxers, 7 September).

My Covid-19 research team is also experiencing serious problems. Recently, our results questioned the clinical benefits of a drug called ivermectin. Anti-vaxxers claim that this drug is effective, and so can be used as an alternative to vaccines. However, several of the clinical trials suggesting benefits appear to be fraudulent. There is no evidence for clinical benefits when only high quality clinical trials are included.