Posted on 01/06/2011 3:59:54 AM PST by DBCJR
Controversial research claiming a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism has already been discredited, but now the researcher behind the study is accused of making up the data.
Dr. Andrew Wakefield made the link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and the development of autism.
He claimed, after studying 12 children, eight showed behavioral symptoms, 6.3 days after being vaccinated for MMR.
The report caused parents worldwide to stop vaccinating their children. Wakefield's theory was de-bunked in 2009. Now, the prominent British Medical Journal calls Wakefield's study an elaborate fraud.
"I think what Dr. Wakefield did was a moral crime, if not an actual crime," said Brian Deer from the British Medical Journal.
The journal claims Wakefield falsified data, saying some children got sick after the vaccination, when they really didn't.
... The journal also claims Wakefield was paid $750,000 by lawyers who planned to sue the makers of the measles vaccine.
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I have often also wondered if the definition of autism was widened in order to cite more autism cases.
This is criminal. I’d love to know which lawyers paid him. Lock them all up!
I'm sure their child's autism has nothing to do with the vast amounts of narcotics (cocaine) they have both consumed.
The imune system of an eight-week-old baby does not have the capacity to create effective antibodies. Your baby will derive no benefit whatsoever from the vaccines. Wait until your baby is much older before getting vaccines.
When my younger son was born, the hospital was actually pushing for vaccines 24 hours after birth. One of these was for Hep-B. My wife told them what to do with their vaccines. Why take a risk (and yes, there is always a risk) when there is absolutely no benefit. From a societal standpoint, the purpose of vaccines is to hamper the spread of disease. If everyone else in your family is immune to mumps, measles, etc., then your baby won't get them. If you come in contact with someone that has measles, the disease cannot use you to spread to others, thus reducing the probability of an epidemic. I urge you to wait until your kids are 5 years old before getting vaccines. At that point, their immune systems will be fully developed, and the vaccines will actually achieve the benefit which you desire.
I wish someone could explain the huge rise of autism and autism umbrella disorders. I don’t remember anyone having them when I was a kid. Now, it is widespread. Personally, I only allowed my children to receive one or two vaccines at a time. I waited and made another appointment one month later. Too many “live buggies” traveling through a little system. I did allow the MMR vaccine but by itself. If vaccines are always safe, why does the pediatrician hand you a government form where you can receive compensation if something “goes wrong”? Just a thought.
That's redundant. Please refer to me either as 'Dr. Hoodat' or 'Hoodat, M.D.', but not 'Dr. Hoodat, M.D.'.
Thanks.
From your uninformed opinion I highly doubt you are either Dr. or M.D..
What a lot of stupidity.
Your child could get mumps from some people he meets even if you are vaccinated. Herd immunity exists because people are vaccinated, not because a stupid freeloader like you seem to want to be tries to peddle non-scientific ideas.
Agreed...
Not all Dr’s are M.D.’s so that is hardly redundant.
I could call my boss “Dr. S” but I wouldn’t want him to try to operate on me.
I always found it funny that any article about the HPV vaccine given to young girls to prevent cervical cancer gets ripped apart here. There have been many articles about the damage that was being done to girls given this vaccine, and almost everyone agreed that these vaccines were dangerous and would never give it to their own daughter.
However, the same people will swear up and down about the safety of the rest of the vaccines on the market.
I think it has something to do with the widespread proliferation of electromagnetic signals. A century ago, the airwaves were devoid of radio signals and television signals. Thirty-five years ago, there were no cellphone signals. Ten years ago, we didn't have WiFi. Today, we are being constantly bombarded with them.
Let's say that 5% of the population is made up of children under the age of 6 and 3% are children under the age of 4. Is there really a significant benefit to having 97% of the population vaccinated over having only 95% vaccinated? Seriously.
True, I am not a doctor. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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