British Doctor Who Linked Vaccines to Autism Banned from Practice
Posted on 25. May, 2010 in News Stories
You may remember that back in February, the medical journal Lancet officially pulled a research article linking MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccines to autism in children. That study, led by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, caused parents all over the world to refuse the use of MMR vaccines on their children.
Since the study’s publication in 1998, it had been discredited by subsequent studies into the matter and renounced by 10 of the 13 original authors. In addition, it had been found that Dr. Wakefield engaged in highly unethical behavior during the course of the study.
Just yesterday, the General Medical Council barred Dr. Wakefield from practicing medicine in the UK, citing “serious professional misconduct” and repeatedly breaching “fundamental principles of research medicine.”
In a symbolic gesture, the disciplinary board also removed from the registry Dr. John Walker-Smith. Dr. Walker-Smith was the former head of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Department at the Royal Free Hospital in London, where Dr. Wakefield performed the study. Dr. Walker-Smith has been retired for 10 years.
Dr. Wakefield said that he would file for an appeal.
Read more at: The Independent.
Donald
May 25th, 2010
The punishment is a bit severe, but what he did was really damaging to many, many children.
Spanky McShee
May 25th, 2010
I followed the link to read more and after reading that I think this guy should be lumbar punctured a few dozen times. He basically tortured chilren and then by making bad research put even more children at risk.