WAKEFIELD TRUTH (SUMMARIZED) & 28 SUPPORTING RESEARCH PAPERS ★
Why do people love to say that Andrew Wakefield was debunked? It’s one of the most common “pro vax” (how can you be pro-something that harms children?) arguments out there, and I hear it daily. Let me clear some things up for those who regurgitate what they hear from the media, without ever fact-checking. I’ll say this loud for the ones in the back.
It was never a study; it was merely a paper where he stated a correlation between children receiving the MMR vaccine and immediately after developing severe GI problems which is very commonly seen in children with autism.
He never set out to knock vaccines. A desperate mother came to him with her story and asked him to help and said she knows many other mothers who have the same issue. He was conflicted but felt morally inclined to help.
He had a case series of 12 parents who all reported very similar if not EXACTLY the same outcome after the MMR vaccine: high fever; seizures; prolonged sleep; waking up, unfortunately, to never the same child again … with lost speech; an inability to maintain eye contact; gastrointestinal problems, and an autism diagnosis. He suggested as a hypothesis that further studies should be done with a correlation between the MMR vaccine, GI problems, and ASD.
There were 30 other authors on the Lancet paper, but they chose only to go after Andy because he said he doesn’t support the use of MMR combined (only single) until further studies are conducted, and because he was called into litigation with parents against the vaccine manufacturers. They made an example out of him to “warn” (scare) other doctors who agreed with Andy (many were the top in their field), not to go against the manufacturers.
The other doctor whose license was revoked appealed it and a judge fully agreed that there was nothing done wrong and reinstated his licensing. Andy never pursued this for financial reasons, and over 90% of the charges were the same. The Lancet paper should’ve been republished but the editor didn’t want to taint his reputation?
So unless you know all these facts, don’t use this argument against vaccines and autism. You immediately lose any credit when you say Andrew Wakefield was debunked. It’s not even a question if vaccines can cause autism, it’s a FACT. Now, what are we going to do to change this?
Ask yourself what someone who is against vaccines has to gain or profit to speak out and be adamant on the issue. I know I don’t get a dime for being against them. Now, what do medical professionals and manufacturers have to gain? OK thanks for listening, now carry on with your day.
Here is a list of 28 studies from around the world that support Dr. Wakefield’s research:
• The Journal of Pediatrics November 1999; 135(5):559-63
• The Journal of Pediatrics 2000; 138(3): 366-372
• Journal of Clinical Immunology November 2003; 23(6): 504-517
• Journal of Neuroimmunology 2005
• Brain, Behavior and Immunity 1993; 7: 97-103
• Pediatric Neurology 2003; 28(4): 1-3
• Neuropsychobiology 2005; 51:77-85
• The Journal of Pediatrics May 2005;146(5):605-10
• Autism Insights 2009; 1: 1-11
• Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology February 2009; 23(2): 95-98
• Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 2009:21(3): 148-161
• Journal of Child Neurology June 29, 2009; 000:1-6
• Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders March 2009;39(3):405-13
• Medical Hypotheses August 1998;51:133-144.
• Journal of Child Neurology July 2000; ;15(7):429-35
• Lancet. 1972;2:883–884.
• Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia January-March 1971;1:48-62
• Journal of Pediatrics March 2001;138:366-372.
• Molecular Psychiatry 2002;7:375-382.
• American Journal of Gastroenterolgy April 2004;598-605.
• Journal of Clinical Immunology November 2003;23:504-517.
• Neuroimmunology April 2006;173(1-2):126-34.
• Prog. Neuropsychopharmacol Biol. Psychiatry December 30 2006;30:1472-1477.
• Clinical Infectious Diseases September 1 2002;35(Suppl 1):S6-S16
• Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2004;70(11):6459-6465
• Journal of Medical Microbiology October 2005;54:987-991
• Archivos venezolanos de puericultura y pediatría 2006; Vol 69 (1): 19-25.
• Gastroenterology. 2005:128 (Suppl 2);Abstract-303