Click here to watch a clear, truthful and direct video about the fraud perpetrated by Dr. Wakefield upon the public. Here is the link: click here.
This video is by Dr. Paul Offit from the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital, Philadelphia. Dr. Offit has written several books on the connection, of lack of connection, between MMR vaccine and autism. His writing are a great resource, he goes through the research and demonstrates why there is not only no scientific evidence of a connection, but pretty clear proof there is none. For this Dr. Offit has been threatened, his family and children have been threatened, and I am rather surprised he has made such a public video available. The reason, it seems, is his deep concern for the health and well-being of the many children injured by the fraud.
Dr. Offit says, "I'm sure many of you know that what Dr. Wakefield claimed was that because the MMR vaccine was given as a combination vaccine, it overwhelmed the immune system, allowing the measles component of that vaccine to enter the intestines and cause intestinal damage, which allowed for the ingress of encephalopathic proteins. Not a single aspect of that hypothesis was correct, and more importantly, nothing was studied, because Dr. Wakefield's initial publication was merely a case series. The studies were to come later, and there were 14 of them that looked at hundreds of thousands of children who either did or didn't receive the MMR vaccine. These studies found that the incidence of autism, not surprisingly, was the same in the vaccinated group as it was in the unvaccinated group."
This little video (and a transcript is supplied) puts it all out there in a simple to understand way. I find it amazing that in spite of the fact that every single aspect of the study has been shown to be wrong, incorrect and often made-up and manipulated, there are still many individuals who believe Dr. Wakefield and his disproven theories. Usually these are individuals who, based upon Wakefield's disproven paper seek out therapies that have no logical reason to work, no scientific support and are simply put forth with a series of "testimonials" instead of testing, data and evidence. Often these individuals will stand by something they heard, in spite of the fact that over and over again the evidence shows its untrue.
Dr. Offit and others (like Dr. Steven Novella) have taken the time and shown the courage to refocus us all on science, the scientific method and a real search for a cure for autism. Something we have too long been distracted from. Take a look, it's a nice, straight forward little piece.
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For information on the assessment and intervention services I provide in my private practice please go to www.relatedminds.com or www.socialcognitivetherapy.com. I am a member of the RASP and an approved autism service provider.
Dr. Jim Roche
Registered Psychologist, BC
jimroche@gmail.com
778.998-7975
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