Pharyngula discusses the latest antics of disgraced Andrew Wakefield:
I just gotta post this again from 2010 that explains the background behind the fall of Wakefield and the problems of scientific illiteracy in the media:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Well, we know that homeopathy is nothing more than a placebo and we know the dangers of using homeopathy instead of real medical treatments. We also know the falsehoods promulgated by homeopaths of how homeopathy is supposed to work. Now it would appear that Richard Barr, the director of the Society of Homeopaths, is threatening libel action against Paul Offit’s new book “Deadly Choices: How The Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All”. Further information information on Richard Barr’s role in the infamous Andrew Wakefield scandal can be found at The Quackometer:
One thing does seem clear, the libel laws in the UK or at least in England, are not for a modern society.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
Found this via Pharyngula.
Tracy Spicer takes Meryl Dorey and the fraudulent anti-vaxers to task.
http://www.2ue.com.au/blogs/2ue-blog/to-vaccinate-or-not/20110107-19i9a.html
“…dangerous, disgusting, disgraceful information from people like Meryl Dorey”. Thank you, Tracey, for bring this issue to the attention of your listeners and to the wider world.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
Science-Based Medicine has a rather comprehensive article regarding Andrew Wakefield and the fraud of the MMR vaccine scare:
Other background information here from May 2010:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
The deceptions, immorality and, I would add, criminal acts of discredited doctor Andrew Wakefield laid bare at http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html “The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield”.The media doesn’t come out looking good either. Neither does Jim Carrey. Or Jenny McCarthy.
Remember, there are a lot of misguided, ignorant and evil people around. A lot of people got hurt. So be careful out there.
Thanks to Bad Astronomy.
Other background information at:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010
I cannot quite believe that Andrew Wakefield lodged a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission regarding a Sunday Times article written by Brian Deer.
Reading the blog at http://holfordwatch.info/2009/03/16/andrew-wakefield-lodges-complaint-about-brian-deer-with-press-complaints-commission/, it’s clear to me that Andrew Wakefield should take full responsibility for his actions. Perhaps then he can start the recovery process to become fully rehabilitated into the scientific community, but looking at his rack record I somehow doubt that he will change. Perhaps he thinks that he will be considered a martyr by his adoring "followers". But it’s a sad story. And the media are not blameless themselves for feeding the MMR scare stories.
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2009