Andrew Wakefield | |
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Born | Andrew Jeremy Wakefield 1957 (age 66–67) |
Nationality | British |
Education | King Edward's School, Bath |
Alma mater | St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London |
Occupation(s) | Former physician, researcher |
Known for | MMR vaccine controversy |
Andrew Jeremy Wakefield (born 1957) is a former British doctor who became an anti-vaccine activist. He was a gastroenterologist until he was fired and removed from the UK medical register for unethical behaviour, misconduct and dishonesty.
In 1998 he was the lead author of a misleading research paper falsely claiming that there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism[1][2]
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