–Seth Mnookin, Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair, joins us to discuss the recent hoax involving claims by Dr. Andrew Wakefield that MMR vaccinations had caused autism in children. –On the Bonus Show One third of Russians believe Sun orbits around Earth, talking geothermal energy, a controversial new internet domain extension, much more. The David Pakman Show is an internationally syndicated talk radio and television program hosted by David Pakman www.davidpakman.com http www.facebook.com www.twitter.com feeds.feedburner.com 24/7 Voicemail Line & Studio Number: (219)-2DAVIDP Broadcast on February 14, 2011
A 1998 study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet linked the common measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to autism in children. What followed was a loud and angry campaign against childhood vaccinations, a social movement of parents, co-opted by the media and the likes of Oprah. But the study was false – fraudulent, in fact – and it led to a generation of children left vulnerable to children diseases. Author Seth Mnookin on what went wrong.
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