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#158 - Brian Deer: A tale of scientific fraud—exposing Andrew Wakefield and the origin of the belief that vaccines cause autism
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2021/4/19
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How did Andrew Wakefield's flawed research lead to the belief that vaccines cause autism?
Why is the scientific method crucial, and how did Wakefield manipulate it?
What is the backstory behind Wakefield's 1998 Lancet paper?
What were the major flaws in Wakefield's study involving suffering children?
How did bogus PCR testing contribute to the belief that measles virus from the MMR vaccine caused autism?
What additional issues further contaminated the study results?
How were the misrepresented medical records discovered, leading to the retraction of the Lancet paper?
What led to the resurgence of the anti-vaccination movement, and what are Brian's parting thoughts?
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