The man whose research scared scores of people into believing there may be a link between MMR and autism was struck off the medical register by the UK’s General Medical Council, which stated that he had “abused his position of trust” and “brought the medical profession into disrepute” in studies he carried out on children.
From the Guardian:
Wakefield said he had never opposed vaccination or claimed to have proof that MMR was linked to autism.
“I never made the claim at the time, nor do I still make the claim that MMR is a cause of autism,” he said.
“You are conflating the two things. You are conflating the link with autism with the overall review of the vaccine.”
In a statement after the verdict, he claimed that efforts to “discredit and silence me through the GMC process” had provided a screen to shield the government from exposure over the the MMR vaccine “scandal”.
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