A Knight in Dragonland

Andrew Wakefield, whose 1998 Lancet article set off a wave of anti-vaccine hysteria, “changed and misreported reported results in his research” according to a Sunday Times investigation. Put in simpler terms, Andrew Wakefield is a liar and a fraud.
The Lancet article was thoroughly unconvincing even if the data behind it was sound. A [...]

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Am I actually the one scooping this? WHOI anchor Jen Christensen now has her own blog … News Anchor Mom.
She’s probably really regretting it now.  She has a post about the unfounded and extremely dangerous MYTH that autism is linked to vaccination. I, of course, went on a rant.

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Here’s the link to Arthur Allen’s excellent Slate article; he’s also written another article debunking the idea of an autism epidemic. Here’s the Blogfather’s post on the subject. Let me join them in lambasting this farcical nonsense.
Vaccination is the most important thing that I do as a pediatrician. Absolutely, positively, bar none. [...]

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