Is Wakefield Right about Autism/MMR vaccine connection?
<>Back to Vaccines www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20060612-023341-6204r.htm The Washington Post June 13, 2006, 16:22 GMT The Age of Autism: But is Wakefield right? By Dan Olmsted WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the British gastroenterologist who first raised the prospect of a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism, is being pursued by British medical authorities. According to the BBC: ‘The Independent newspaper reports that the General Medical Council will accuse Mr. Andrew Wakefield of carrying out `inadequately founded` research. Vaccination rates fell sharply after Dr Wakefield questioned the safety of MMR, raising fears of a measles epidemic. His initial Lancet paper has since been disowned by the journal.’ Let`s put aside the issues surrounding the Lancet paper and concerns about a measles epidemic and go straight to the heart of the matter: Does the MMR cause autism? In other words, is Wakefield right? After looking into the topic for
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- Is there a connection between the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine or thimerosal, a preservative, and Autism Spectrum Disorders?
- Is there a connection between the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine or thimerosal, a preservative, and Autism Spectrum Disorders?
- Are there studies that suggest there might be a connection between autism and MMR vaccine?
- Is Wakefield Right about Autism/MMR vaccine connection?
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