Twelve years ago, the Lancet (a British medical journal) published a study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield that linked autism to measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines. This has led to legislation to ban the vaccines, civil suits against the vaccine manufacturers, parents refusing to have their kids vaccinated, and a significant uptick in the incidence of these diseases.
For years now, this research paper has been hammered by other scientists as the purest bunk. The Lancet initially stood by its decision to publish, but now has formally withdrawn the paper.
In a just world, the damaging lawsuits and legislation would immediately stop. They won't. I'll bet some of them will still be in court 10 years from now...
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