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If you click on this link and go to the full article there
are a number of previous articles that have been printed in The Telegraph on
this subject.
1/21/01
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=004193535831504&rtmo=VDqDVDwK&atmo=rrrrrrrq&pg=/et/01/1/21/nmmr21.html
The consultant who first raised concerns about MMR
vaccinations has disclosed to The Telegraph that he has identified nearly 170
cases of a new syndrome of autism and bowel disease in children who have had
the triple-dose injection.
Andrew Wakefield, a consultant gastroenterologist at the
Royal Free Hospital in London, said that in the “majority” of cases parents had
documentary evidence that their child’s physical and mental decline had followed
the vaccination.
Professor Wakefield said: “Last week in our clinic we saw
nine or 10 new children with exactly the same story, referred by jobbing
paediatricians from around the country who said, ‘This child developed
normally, had a reaction to MMR and is now autistic’”.
In his first public comments since the row erupted in
1998, when he reported on 12 cases, Professor Wakefield said that he remained
seriously concerned by the safety of the vaccine, despite reassurances from the
Department of Health.
He said: “The department says that the safety of MMR has
been proven. The argument is untenable.
It cannot be substantiated by the science. That is not only my opinion but
increasingly the view of healthcare professionals and the public.
He said: “Tests have revealed time and time again that we
are dealing with a new phenomenon. The Department of Health’s contention that
MMR has been proven to be safe by study after study after study just doesn’t
hold up. Frankly, it is not an honest appraisal of the science and it relegates
the scientific issues to the bottom of the barrel in favour of winning a propaganda
war.”
The doctor, who was fiercely attacked by health officials
for voicing his doubts three years ago, said in an exclusive interview that he
felt driven to break his silence because of the accumulating evidence. His
remarks will infuriate the Government and sharpen the dilemma of parents over
whether to have children innoculated with MMR.
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