I have been described as a fraud, a charlatan, and worse, but I stand by my work and the questions I have raised about vaccine safety.

— Andrew Wakefield

Andrew Wakefield's work has had a significant impact on, just not me, but millions of people around the world.

For all the right reasons, I might add.

I, like so many others, no longer believe any vaccine is either safe or effective.

In short, Andrew is a British former physician and researcher who became a "controversial" figure due to his work on vaccines, particularly the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) jab.

In the late 1990s, his Lancet paper suggested a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism in children, based on a small study, arguing that the combined vaccine could overwhelm young immune systems, pushing for separate shots instead.

It is important to note that the paper did not conclude that the jab causes autism. It concluded that "further research is needed".

However, our study is preliminary, and further research is needed to confirm these findings and to explore the mechanisms involved.

Further research is needed.

Nothing unreasonable about that.

Except that, well, Andrew's career and personal life were utterly destroyed by the pharmaceutical industry and mainstream media.

Speaking of mainstream media, a pharmaceutical mouthpiece journalist called Brian Deer had an axe to grind and decided to go after Andrew.

And succeeded.

The frequently repeated establishment narrative, courtesy of Brian, claims that Andrew's paper was fraudulent.

Of course, the paper was not fraudulent, but Brian's credibility was (and still is), particularly because he was (indirectly) paid by Merck who (directly) paid the medical journal that targeted Andrew.

🎙️ Podcast episode

Andrew joined me again, this time for my UK Column show.

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Talking points

• The impact of COVID on vaccine awareness
• Andy's background and early career
• The Lancet paper and its aftermath
• Media scrutiny and the smear campaign
• The vaccine market and liability issues
• The debate on vaccine safety and efficacy
• Public trust and the role of experts
• The role of mothers in vaccine decisions
• Documentary filmmaking and VAXXED
• Celebrity influence on vaccine discourse

Vaccine ingredients like mercury and aluminium could be contributing to neurological disorders such as autism in some individuals.

— Barbara Loe Fisher, Co-Founder of National Vaccine Information Center