Andrew Wakefield
Andrew Wakefield is a former physician whose discredited study falsely linked vaccines to autism, a claim that has contributed to widespread misinformation and public concern regarding autism diagnoses.
Born on Sep 28, 1957 (67 years old)
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Monaco:
Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study in 1998 that sparked a decline in vaccination rates.
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New Zealand:
Andrew Wakefield is known for a debunked study linking the MMR jab to autism.
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Slovakia:
Andrew Wakefield is known for his discredited study linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which has been widely criticized and retracted.
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United Kingdom:
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.
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Panama:
Andrew Wakefield is a disgraced British doctor described by Kennedy as the 'most unjustly defamed person in modern history'.
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Italy:
Andrew Wakefield is known for publishing a fraudulent study linking vaccines to autism, which was retracted in 2010.
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Luxembourg:
Andrew Wakefield led a fraudulent study claiming a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
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Nigeria:
Andrew Wakefield conducted now-discredited research linking the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines to autism.
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Peru:
Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study claiming a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
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Bolivia:
Andrew Wakefield authored a discredited study linking vaccines to autism.
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