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Where the Theory of Vaccines and ASD Came From
In 1998, Andrew Wakefield and colleagues published a study in The Lancet that suggested a potential connection between the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella) and autism. Since this publication, the anti-vaccine movement swelled, largely serving as the spark that lit the powder keg of existing mistrust and doubts in vaccines. A second paper by Wakefield (2002) fanned the flames.
- Wakefield (1998)
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Wakefield (1998)
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In 1998, a study was published in a prominent medical journal that examined 12 children who had developmental and gastrointestinal issues. The authors noted that for 8 of these children, the onset of behavioral symptoms was reported by their parents to have occurred soon after receiving a common childhood vaccine. This publication received significant media attention. Based on this description, what is the most likely role this study played in the public discourse surrounding vaccination?
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Wakefield (1998)
Wakefield (2002)
In 1998, a study was published in a prominent medical journal that examined 12 children who had developmental and gastrointestinal issues. The authors noted that for 8 of these children, the onset of behavioral symptoms was reported by their parents to have occurred soon after receiving a common childhood vaccine. This publication received significant media attention. Based on this description, what is the most likely role this study played in the public discourse surrounding vaccination?