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Twelve years after his now discredited claim in The Lancet that injections of the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella might cause autism and bowel disorders in children, Andrew Wakefield is closer than ever to being banned from practising as a doctor.
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they now need to strike him off - aka remove his license to practice in the UK.
he cant practice in the USA either - but still makes tonnes of money.....Freak in the morning, Freak in the evening, aint no other Freak like me thats breathing....
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10 years too late - but a full retraction of the original paper
The Lancet said it now accepted claims made by the researchers were "false".
....Freak in the morning, Freak in the evening, aint no other Freak like me thats breathing....
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New Report Says: Jenny McCarthy’s Son May Not Have Had Autism After All
Good job on convincing tons of people that perfectly good immunizations are a bad idea and are actually making disease rates go UP in middle to upper class kids for the first time in years instead of down. i think you should stick with hosting Singled Out.After years of speaking publicly about her belief that MMR shots (immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella) caused her son to suffer from autism, Jenny McCarthy now faces the reality that her 7-year-old son Evan — who no longer shows any signs of autism — may likely have lived with completely different illness.
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And she is also reversing her initial position that the MMR shots caused Evan’s autism. Jenny says she wants vaccinations better researched — rather than getting rid of them altogether. And though her son may never have had autism, Jenny insists, “I’ll continue to be the voice” of the disease.
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finally! struck off the medical register in the uk - aka had his medical license revoked (for US analogy)
The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR vaccinations and autism is to be struck off the medical register.
The General Medical Council found Dr Andrew Wakefield guilty of serious professional misconduct over the way he carried out his controversial research.
It follows a GMC ruling earlier this year that he had acted unethically.
Dr Wakefield, who is now based in the US, has consistently claimed the allegations are unfair. He now says he will appeal against the verdict.
His 1998 Lancet study caused vaccination rates to plummet, resulting in a rise in measles - but the findings were later discredited.
The GMC ruled in January Dr Wakefield had acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly" in conducting his research, but under its procedures the sanctions are made at a later date.
The case did not investigate whether Dr Wakefield's findings were right or wrong, instead it focused on the methods of research.
The panel concluded that it is the only sanction that is appropriate to protect patients and is in the wider public interest 
Dr Surendra Kumar
Panel chairman
During the two-and-a-half-year case, the longest in GMC history, he was accused of carrying out invasive tests on vulnerable children which were against their best interests.
The GMC also said Dr Wakefield, who was working at London's Royal Free Hospital as a gastroenterologist at the time, did not have the ethical approval or relevant qualifications for such tests.
And the panel hearing the case took exception with the way he gathered blood samples. Dr Wakefield paid children £5 for the samples at his son's birthday party.
It also said Dr Wakefield should have disclosed the fact that he had been paid to advise solicitors acting for parents who believed their children had been harmed by the MMR .
Serious misconduct
In making the verdict on the sanctions, Dr Surendra Kumar, the panel's chairman, said Dr Wakefield had "brought the medical professional into disrepute" and his behaviour constituted "multiple separate instances of serious professional misconduct".
In total, he was found guilty of more than 30 charges.
Dr Kumar also explained the reasoning for striking Dr Wakefield off.
"The panel concluded that it is the only sanction that is appropriate to protect patients and is in the wider public interest, including the maintenance of public trust and confidence in the profession, and is proportionate to the serious and wide-ranging findings made against him."
Dr Wakefield has consistently claimed the allegations against him were "unfounded and unjust".
As the GMC announced its sanctions, Dr Wakefield said: "Efforts to discredit and silence me through the GMC process have provided a screen to shield the government from exposure on the MMR vaccine scandal."
Two of his former colleagues at the Royal Free were also ruled to have broken guidelines.
Professor John Walker-Smith and Professor Simon Murch both helped Dr Wakefield carry out the research.
Professor Walker-Smith, who is 73 and has been retired for the past 10 years, was found guilty of serious professional misconduct and struck off the register. Professor Murch was found not guilty of serious professional misconduct despite there not being ethical approval for the research.
In explaining this decision, Dr Kumar said he took into account the fact that Professor Murch stopped carrying out tests on children for the study because he did not think they were necessary.
Professor Terence Stephenson, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said the scare over the vaccine had done "untold damage to the UK vaccination programme".
"We cannot stress too strongly that all children and young people should have the MMR vaccine."
The Department of Health reiterated this. A spokesman said: "The safety of MMR has been endorsed through numerous studies in many countries."....Freak in the morning, Freak in the evening, aint no other Freak like me thats breathing....
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I find this quite interesting...
So, perhaps he was correct but that is of no concern? Those with children, best of luck with those vaccines!The case did not investigate whether Dr Wakefield’s findings were right or wrong, instead it focused on the methods of research.
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His problem was his statistical analysis. Small sample size not at all representative of a population. It was like he said 'hey, here are some people with issues, but I won't take the proper scientific route to investigate them.' Regardless, thousands of researchers and money have been dumped into investigating thimerisol and other products in vaccines only to show that he was wrong.Many people would sooner die than think; In fact, they do so.
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Interview with Dr. Wakefield on Coast right now...
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Can bring this hornets nest up again...
Biggest study sofar discounting the link
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which has been leading directly to this:
9th baby in California dies from whooping cough
A 2009 study in Pediatrics found that parental refusal of whooping cough vaccination was associated with children's risk of pertussis infection. Previous research had shown a steady increase of parents who refuse immunization in the last decade.Comment
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Boy are you guys ever proud of yourselves in this thread. Big Daddy now has to come in and rain on your parade.
1. Vaccines aren't even close to 100% effective against catching the virus
2. Many kids have died and woman having miscarriages from getting the vaccines. (Don't count those though)
3. Most people are against the MMR vaccines not the whooping cough vaccine
4. Many countries around the world are calling a halt to some vaccines because it is causing seizures
5. Some flu seasons (or virus seasons) are worse then others. Statistics are misleading. An "average" is exactly that--which means if on average 41,000 people die per year from the flu some years it will be 100,000 deaths and some will be 20,000.. Same with viruses like pertussis. The babies in California died before they were three months and babies aren't allowed to get their vaccine until 2 months of age. So things like this aren't alarming. They are tragic don't get me wrong and I feel awful for the families but they couldn't get the vaccine anyway.
Didi did you take your drama pill this morning or what??? "How many more children have to die?" you ask? What about all the miscarriages from vaccines? Do those babies count? Also I thought it was Global warming? Is it climate change now? Is the earth getting warmer or cooler? Climate change is pretty broad isn't it. I mean the weather changes all the time - - Meaning the "climate changes" all the time. Stop drinking the crazy Kool Aid.Comment
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3,587 Miscarriages and stillborns from the H1N1 Vaccine alone. Do they count on your radar?
The H1N1 Vaccine is in this years flu shot.Comment
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sigh. all of that shit has nothing to do with the study at all.Comment
How many times does this crap need to be discounted before people accept that it is WRONG. How many more children will die ????
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