This wasn't the original Wakefield study (which I've read more than once). Wakefield did do several follow-up studies but they were very technical, involving lots of meticulous lab study of gut tissue...and by the way, the conclusion of this additional research was that the "sick" gut tissue of at least some autistic children was infecte…
This wasn't the original Wakefield study (which I've read more than once). Wakefield did do several follow-up studies but they were very technical, involving lots of meticulous lab study of gut tissue...and by the way, the conclusion of this additional research was that the "sick" gut tissue of at least some autistic children was infected with measles virus. I would love to get my hands on copies of these later studies. I think only one was published. It was probably the news of what Wakefield's additional research was showing that provoked whoever-it-was to hire Brian Deer to attack Wakefield.
Wakefield has never mentioned the study I talked about in my comment, as far as I know. I doubt that he knew about it.
This wasn't the original Wakefield study (which I've read more than once). Wakefield did do several follow-up studies but they were very technical, involving lots of meticulous lab study of gut tissue...and by the way, the conclusion of this additional research was that the "sick" gut tissue of at least some autistic children was infected with measles virus. I would love to get my hands on copies of these later studies. I think only one was published. It was probably the news of what Wakefield's additional research was showing that provoked whoever-it-was to hire Brian Deer to attack Wakefield.
Wakefield has never mentioned the study I talked about in my comment, as far as I know. I doubt that he knew about it.