The way I understand this as related by MD's I have discussed it with
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The study suggested there could be a "possible relation" to the MMR vaccine, which is administered at around 18 months and again at the age of four years, and said further work was needed to confirm this "syndrome."
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The original study looked at 12 children aged between three and 10 who had been referred to the department of paediatric gastro-enterology at London's Royal Free Hospital
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Thats what he did. That was his job. and those were his patients. Who was he supposed to study.
This was a
observation of the study. By
noting measles, mumps, and rubella bateria were present in the patients studied. The study did not claim a link only that his findings might warrant further trials
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The 1998 paper suggested there might be a connection between autism and a triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
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They included invasive procedures such as spinal taps and colonoscopies for which he had not gained ethics approval, and taking blood samples from children at his son's birthday party for five-pound (eight-dollar, six-euro) payments.
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After his research was halted he needed a control group. The children or their parents could have just not participated.
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In 2004, 10 of the paper's 13 authors distanced themselves from part of the study, publishing what they called a "retraction of an interpretation."
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After threat of legal recourse and being strung up in the media as the author was
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They included invasive procedures such as spinal taps and colonoscopies for which he had not gained ethics
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These people had exhausted all other avenues of relief. He was willing to do something. The way i understand it.
I am a
PRO Immunization person. But I feel this entire debacle was driven by a press that is playing both sides of the fence. They are the ones who layed out the original interpretations of the report. We have been seeing them daily on the Today show, Good Morning America. Larry King. And now they want to lay the blame soley on his feet.
Am I the only one saying what the HLL. Is there no accountability in reporting whatsoever?? And we have to be careful. If we read something in the news. That alone does not make it "the whole story" They are paid to write headlines. IMHO the press deserves the lions share of the blame for this. The reason we are facing a return of these sicknesses is not because of one very small uncontrolled study. But because it was presented to the general public in a way that shook our core beliefs. They had people believing they were harming their own children.
Which one of us have actually read the report?? What happens when fear takes hold of people making observations? Should he have not written his observations at all?? Its a slippery slope.
IMHO
And I should say this. My initial reaction was the same as the majority. Until I discussed it with a couple of doctors and they took the time to explain it to me. I originally had the same opinion as you all (my peeps)