Wakefield struck off Medical Register

[mr blur]

The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR vaccinations and autism has been struck off the medical register.

The General Medical Council found Dr Andrew Wakefield guilty of serious professional misconduct over the way he carried out his controversial research.

It follows a GMC ruling earlier this year that he had acted unethically.

Dr Andrew Wakefield's 1998 Lancet study caused vaccination rates to plummet, resulting in a rise in measles - but the findings were later discredited.

The GMC ruled in January he had acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly" in conducting his research, but under its procedures the sanctions are made at a later date.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8695267.stm

[LeftishBrit]

1. Glad to hear it - not that it will stop him making lots of money in Texas

but at least he's less likely to come back. (Sorry, Texas - your loss is our gain!)

No doubt some will consider him as a martyr.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. Texas will just absorb him into their giant ball of stupidity

I say that as someone who has much of her family in TX. I think it's turning around there, but still. So many setbacks...

[TZ]

3. Maybe he can get a job as a textbook writer.

His nodding acquaintence with truth, and science probably makes him qualified!

[dropkickpa]

4. It's kind of like a rubber band ball

Or a tin foil ball. I can picture this giant ball of idiots and mud rolling down a hill, and a babbling-yelling cacophony emanating from it as it passes me by.

I spent my formative years in Texas.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. stupid duping phone

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. so did my mom. she is still bitter about having to take Texas history

I keep telling her you never know when the ability to properly identify a Bowie knife will come I'm handy.

[dropkickpa]

7. HA! I remember taking Texas history in elementary school!

I knew all sorts of shit about Texas history and was CLUELESS about US history. The fine state of Tejas does just what it wants to do and fuck the rest of the world (and reality)! I even got in an argument with my family because I really thought there were 51 states at one point because my teacher in 3rd grade told us that (she thought Puerto Rico was a state).

[Odin2005]

8. Good riddance!

[HuckleB]

9. And the Today Show's poll asks, "Do you think vaccines are related to autism?"

http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/05/do-you-think-vaccines-are-related-to-autism/

Yes, it's ludicrous, but I really didn't need to point that out.