MMR-Autism Study Findings Were Fixed

For nearly a decade, parents have questioned the safety of the MMR vaccine due to a 1999 study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield which found a connection between the vaccine and autism. On February 8, 2009, England-based newspaper London Times confirmed that the scientist behind the study fixed much of the data to create a correlation.

As reported by the London Times, confidential medical documents and interviews with witnesses have established that Andrew Wakefield manipulated patients’ data, which triggered fears that the MMR triple vaccine to protect against measles, mumps and rubella was linked to the condition. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683671.ece]

Since the release of Dr. Wakefield’s data, the international Science community has worked to confirm the study’s findings to no avail. As reported in the New York Times, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Institute of Medicine, the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics have all largely dismissed the notion that thimerosal causes or contributes to autism. Five major studies have found no link. [ http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/science/25autism.html?pagewanted=1&_r=].


To read the London Time’s coverage of this issue and a series of articles about England’s measles outbreaks in the past 10 years visit…
• “MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield fixed data on autism” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683671.ece

• “How the MMR scare led to the return of measles” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683687.ece

• Hidden records show MMR truth: A Sunday Times investigation has found that altered data was behind the decade-long scare over vaccination http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683643.ece


To read more about the MMR Vaccine Controversy visit –
• CDC’s Statement on Autism and Thimerosal –http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/thimerosal.htm
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Autism Information - http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=84662

• Wikipedia Entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine_controversy


For information about your baby’s immunization schedule and the safety of all vaccines visit the Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition’s parent website at http://www.childrensimmunization.org/index.php?s=16.


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