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 (69 years old)
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Canada:
Following Kennedy onstage Thursday was Andrew Wakefield, an author of a since-discredited study that linked the MMR vaccine to autism.
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Israel:
Andrew Wakefield led a study that raised suspicion about a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
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Canada:
Andrew Wakefield is known for his fraudulent claims linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which negatively impacted the Lyme vaccine LYMErix.
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United Kingdom:
Andrew Wakefield was based in the UK when he linked the MMR vaccine to autism in a 1998 Lancet study that has since been retracted.
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Spain:
Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent work linked vaccines to autism, influencing anti-vaccine sentiments.
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Canada:
Andrew Wakefield published a discredited study linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which fueled vaccine hesitancy.
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Norway:
Andrew Wakefield published a study in the late 1990s that falsely linked vaccines to autism.
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Argentina:
Andrew Wakefield's discredited research falsely linked vaccines to autism and led to his expulsion from the medical community.
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Argentina:
Andrew Wakefield is known for his discredited research linking vaccines to autism.
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Kazakhstan:
Andrew Wakefield's 1998 publication sparked the theory linking autism and vaccines, which has since been discredited.
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