110: Vaccines, autism, & Wakefield's side of the story
Wise Traditions
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🗓️ 18 December 2017
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Andy Wakefield was the lead author of a research paper, published in 1998, that indicated that there was a possible link between the MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) vaccine and autism. The paper appeared in "The Lancet," a peer-reviewed medical journal and it catapulted Dr. Wakefield into becoming one of the most controversial figures in the history of medicine.
Andy has become a lightning rod since that time; he has been called a fraud, a liar, manipulative, greedy, and he has even had his medical license revoked. And yet he refuses to slink quietly away into the night. He remains convinced of the importance of exploring the possible link between gut health, vaccinations, and autism. He is outspoken about what the science indicates, in the midst of serious opposition and persecution. Yet, he is undaunted, and even optimistic about the future of the anti-vax movement.
Today, you will hear Andy's side of the story. This episode will dispel rumors and myths related to the paper, Andy himself, and the continued debate about the vaccine/autism link.
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| 0:00.0 | The truth is that many, many more people are aware now of what's going on sadly because the numbers are so great it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, but we are winning and that is why the other side is so bitriolic. |
| 0:13.6 | It's why they're so angry because they are losing and they do not know what to do. |
| 0:18.0 | And they're not losing because our side are anti-vaccine. |
| 0:21.0 | We are merely calling for better science, safer vaccines, more transparency, |
| 0:26.0 | removal of conflict of interest and making the world a safer place for children. Welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast sponsored by the Westinay Price Foundation for |
| 0:45.0 | Wise Traditions and Food Farming and the Healing Arts. We are your source for |
| 0:49.6 | scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 0:54.0 | I'm your host Toldalabrata Gore. |
| 0:59.0 | This is episode 110 and my guest is Dr. Andrew Wakefield. He is an academic |
| 1:05.2 | gastrointestinal andorologist. He received his medical degree from St Mary's Hospital |
| 1:10.0 | Medical School in London in 1981. He has published over 140 original scientific |
| 1:16.1 | papers, reviews, and book chapters. However, there is one paper that was |
| 1:20.4 | published that suddenly subsumed him into a whirlwind of controversy. |
| 1:25.0 | Let me set the scene. |
| 1:27.0 | In 1995, Andy, an academic physician working in London in a teaching hospital, |
| 1:32.0 | was contacted by the parent of an autistic child with stomach issues. |
| 1:37.0 | He soon learned from several other parents with autistic behavior that their children's regressive behavior immediately followed an |
| 1:43.9 | MMR vaccine. He started investigating a possible role between |
| 1:48.6 | gastrointestinal issues and the and developmental issues. The ensuing report is the one I referred to earlier. |
| 2:04.4 | It was written with 12 other authors but it would catapult Wakefield into becoming |
| 2:09.7 | one of the most controversial figures in the history of medicine. |
| 2:13.0 | Andy has been maligned, called a fraud, |
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