A British medical regulator revoked the doctor's license of Andrew Wakefield, the man who claimed in 1998 that there was a link between children taking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism.
The regulator not only found that Wakefield had accepted payments from a lawyer representing parents who believed the MMR vaccine caused autism, but that he had engaged in unethical behavior in conducting his research - such as taking blood samples from children without appropriate approvals.
Perhaps this case of the junk science surrounding the alleged vaccine-autism link will finally convince all parents of the critical need to get vaccines for their children. Enough kids and parents have suffered from believing otherwise.
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While I totally agree that the research was crap and the science was anything but, there is clearly, in my opinion, a link between vaccines and autism. Dr Sears, in his 'The Vaccine Book', points to several factors, including multiple vaccines as a cause. He notes that an early experience to high fever + sometimes febrile seizure and autoimmune disease history together, create the environment where the vaccine, such as MMR, correlates w autism. It is precisely becauseall of these factors must be present, and not just a vax, that REAL research must take place. Sure....it could just be more awareness of autism that has led us to the increased number of documented cases. But, Dr Sears examination resonates for me. Just my two cents.
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