Andrew Wakefield
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Andrew Wakefield | |
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Born | Andrew Jeremy Wakefield 1957 (age 63–64) |
Nationality | British |
Education | King Edward's School, Bath |
Alma mater | St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London |
Occupation | Former physician, researcher |
Known for | MMR vaccine controversy |
Andrew Jeremy Wakefield (born 1957) is a former British doctor who became an anti-vaccine activist. He was a gastroenterologist until he was fired and removed from the UK medical register for unethical behaviour, misconduct and dishonesty.
In 1998 he was the lead author of a misleading research paper falsely claiming that there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism and bowel disease.[1][2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "GMC LRMP". Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ "briandeer.com" (pdf). Retrieved 31 May 2014.