HEALTH
British Medical Council Bars Doctor Who Linked Vaccine With Autism
By JOHN F. BURNS
Published: May 24, 2010
Dr. Andrew Wakefield was banned for ethical lapses, including conducting invasive medical procedures on children that they did not need. I've been watching the response to this action from the anti-vaccine group and it seems amazing, they see it as a reason to support the ex-doctor even more! This seems impossible, but it's true. Maybe this will clarify:
Dr. Andrew Wakefield published an article which used data inappropriately, it made claims that could not be supported by the data, and used data that was gathered in an unethical manner.
Dr. Wakefield also was involved in a financial deal to provide a new vaccine with a corporation that would replace the one he was claiming caused autism.
Finally, he involved children in the research, taking blood samples and using their data without proper consent.
Dr. Wakefield IS big pharma. Please understand and look elsewhere for an explanation.
It shouldn't be too surprising that many of us autism parents welcomed this.
ReplyDeleteWe don't need unethical doctors writing papers where they skew the results to match their conclusions.
People who support Wakefield simply don't get that he was pushing his own vaccine program, he is "big pharma" and continues to be. They think that he was there for some altruistic reason but the reality is he was there to make money. and he still is.
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