For years we’ve seen celebrity figures like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy speaking out against vaccinations, claiming that there was a link between infant vaccinations and the likeliness of children developing autism as a result. McCarthy and Carrey even appeared together on Larry King Live asking parents not to vaccinate their newborn children (see video below).
In recent news, we’ve learned that the doctor who initially published the study on autism and its correlation with infant vaccinations, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, has had his research on the topic retracted. For many who are involved in this field of study, this is not surprise. Especially when considering that Wakefield’s 13 co-authors had renounced the study, and the conclusions found within it, several years ago.
The potential for a number of personal injury cases could be brought against medical professionals who continued to denounce vaccines by the parents of children who developed mumps, measles, and rubella as a result of not having been vaccinated. It’s hard to imagine that if 13 researchers renounce their initial research, medical professionals would continue to make decisions based on the data. This could literally open the floodgates for those injured by this poor advice.
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- Larry King Live: Carrey & McCarthy
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- Dr. Andrew Wakefield Legal Battles
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- Brian Deer Investigative Journalist
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- Child with Measles
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- Child Vaccines & Autism
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- Autistic Child
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- Dr. Wakefield’s Autism Study Renounced
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- Jenny McCarthy Opposes Vaccines
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- Jim Carrey Opposed to Vaccinations
In addition, there have even been allegations that Wakefield may have faked some of the data in his initial research. This issue has been raised by Brian Deer, the investigative journalist who first brought the study’s weak assertions to light. If this is in any way, shape, or form true, one must ask how Dr. Wakefield could morally make the contention that infant vaccines were harmful.
Autism is a developmental disability that affects children in the first three or four years of life. This condition hinders the child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Commonly referred to as a spectrum disorder, Autism affects individuals differently, meaning that there are different levels on which the disability affects each child. Recent studies on autism suggest that as many as 1 in every 150 children in the United States are affected, and nearly 1 in every 94 boys.
Related Information
AutismSpeaks.org
Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
Do Vaccines Cause Autism? – RETRACTED
Federal Autism Research Plan Unveiled, Vaccines Still An Issue
The False Prophets of Austism