Health officials are appealing for parents to immunise their children in the midst of a mumps outbreak in Auckland. More […]
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MMR/Autism doctor clears name, not research
A British doctor found guilty of serious professional misconduct over the MMR controversy has won his High Court appeal against […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Wakfield’s MMR study described as ‘elaborate fraud’
The British Medical Journal has described Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study, in which the MMR vaccine was linked to autism, as […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Wakefield chastised, the IPCC furore, and conventions galore
Lancet kills MMR paper 10 years on The move by London-based medical journal The Lancet to retract a ten year […]
Continue reading3 News: Claims MMR vaccine linked to autism retracted – Video
3 News covers the formal retraction by prestigious journal The Lancet of Andrew Wakefield’s controversial paper claiming a link between […]
Continue readingWakefield paper retracted by The Lancet
Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has formally retracted the paper in which Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the […]
Continue readingUK experts on Wakefield’s General Medical Council ruling
The UK’s General Medical Council has ruled that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind claims that the MMR vaccine can be […]
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What is immunisation? Immunisation is a way of preventing infectious diseases through the use of vaccines. How does the immune […]
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