Andrew Wakefield

Andrew Wakefield was based in the UK when he linked the MMR vaccine to autism in a 1998 Lancet study that has since been retracted.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-02-28

Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent work linked vaccines to autism, influencing anti-vaccine sentiments.

El País·Spain· 2026-02-24

Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which fueled vaccine hesitancy.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-12-19

Andrew Wakefield published a study in the late 1990s that falsely linked vaccines to autism.

Aftenposten·Norway· 2025-12-07

Andrew Wakefield's discredited research falsely linked vaccines to autism and led to his expulsion from the medical community.

Clarín·Argentina· 2025-12-01

Andrew Wakefield is known for his discredited research linking vaccines to autism.

Clarín·Argentina· 2025-11-29

Andrew Wakefield's 1998 publication sparked the theory linking autism and vaccines, which has since been discredited.

Tengri News – major Kazakh news website·Kazakhstan· 2025-11-28

Andrew Wakefield published a paper claiming a link between vaccines and autism, which was later withdrawn due to manipulated findings.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-11-26

Wakefield is known for his discredited publication linking vaccines to autism.

La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa Rica· 2025-10-08

Former British physician Andrew Wakefield suggested a link between the combination MMR vaccine and autism in a now-retracted paper.

CNN·United States· 2025-10-07

Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study linking autism to the MMR vaccine in the late 1990s.

Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·Guatemala· 2025-09-24

Andrew Wakefield authored a discredited study linking autism to the MMR vaccine.

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-09-24

The notion that vaccines could cause autism gained traction in the late 1990s, when a British researcher named Andrew Wakefield published a study of 12 children.

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-09-23

The discredited idea that childhood vaccines are linked to autism first gained mainstream attention after a paper published in 1998 in the medical journal The Lancet by British doctor Andrew Wakefield.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2025-09-23

Andrew Wakefield is known for his discredited claims linking the MMR vaccine to autism.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2025-09-23

Andrew Wakefield published a study in the late 1990s that falsely linked vaccines to autism.

O Globo·Brazil· 2025-09-23

Andrew Wakefield’s thoroughly debunked study linking vaccinations to autism is mentioned as a notable example of attacks on autism.

The Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2025-09-23

Andrew Wakefield authored a fraudulent paper that falsely linked the MMR vaccine to autism, which significantly impacted vaccination efforts.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-09-21

Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study in 1998 that sparked a decline in vaccination rates.

Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·Monaco· 2025-07-21

Andrew Wakefield is known for a debunked study linking the MMR jab to autism.

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-07-21

Andrew Wakefield is known for his discredited study linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which has been widely criticized and retracted.

SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·Slovakia· 2025-07-17

Andrew Wakefield, a doctor until he was struck off in 2010, was not the first crank to dispute the safety and effectiveness of childhood vaccines.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-07-14

Andrew Wakefield is a disgraced British doctor described by Kennedy as the 'most unjustly defamed person in modern history'.

La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·Panama· 2025-07-08

Andrew Wakefield is known for publishing a fraudulent study linking vaccines to autism, which was retracted in 2010.

Corriere della Sera·Italy· 2025-06-29

Andrew Wakefield led a fraudulent study claiming a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

Luxemburger Wort·Luxembourg· 2025-05-28

Andrew Wakefield conducted now-discredited research linking the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines to autism.

The Punch·Nigeria· 2025-05-25

Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study claiming a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

El Comercio·Peru· 2025-05-21

Andrew Wakefield authored a discredited study linking vaccines to autism.

El Deber·Bolivia· 2025-04-13

Andrew Wakefield's retracted study linked MMR vaccines to autism, which Kennedy has defended.

CNN·United States· 2025-04-12

The discredited idea that childhood vaccines are linked to autism first gained mainstream attention after a paper published in 1998 by British doctor Andrew Wakefield.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2025-04-11