Yet Another Study Shows There's No Link Between the Measles Vaccine and Autism

Mar 05, 2019, 12:22 PM


More than 20 years ago, Andrew Wakefield came up with a hypothesis linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism. The paper proposing the connection was retracted for methodological issues, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked for misconduct related to those studies.

More than 20 years ago, Andrew Wakefield came up with a hypothesis linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism. The paper proposing the connection was retracted for methodological issues, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked for misconduct related to those studies.