Now three other researchers at the same institute published an article disputing his findings. He continues to persist in his own research. This peer review is all well and good. And this is why I also say that it's a worthwhile research to pursue and rebuke as necessary. This is the scientific process.
I'd post some links on this but I'm inundated with work.
The trouble of course comes about when lawyers get involved. There is a huge class action lawsuit in the UK over the MMR injection. The National Health there does not provide the alternate of getting each of the vaccinations separately. Whether this lawsuit leads to better analysis or just makes this more confused remains to be seen. Finding out about Ford Pinto gas tanks was an example of good legal legwork. However, the cases based on junk science are too numerous to mention.
I'm on the side that rejects the link between Autism and vaccinations. However, I'm willing to listen to reasonable arguments to the contrary. I'm also on the side of caution which is why I recommend the vaccination schedule be pushed back by 6 months to a year and why I applaud the pharmaceutical industry's decision to remove Thimerosal.
It's hard for a parent to watch their child live in their own world and deal with the crushing blow to the hopes and dreams they had for their child. As I noted, why wife is a chemist and is quite logical most of the time. But when it comes to this issue, even she gets emotional and looks for some bogey man to pin the blame on. It may be too late for my son but I hope there a cause and cure for Autism is found somehow.
Regards.
Don't bother, I'm well aware of Wakefield's research. If you search my name, you'll find we've chewed over this subject on two recent threads.