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Anti-vaxxers posing as victims has a history. Look at Andrew Wakefield

Nick Cohen

The story of the disgraced doctor and MMR tells us much about the spread of fear

Published: 30 Jan 2021

Published: 30 Jan 2021

A coronavirus vaccine would be a triumph, but the worst human impulses threaten its success

Polly Toynbee

The combination of anti-vaxxers on the march and a government with woeful health messaging could be lethal, says the Hlcarpenter.com columnist Polly Toynbee

Published: 20 Jul 2020

Published: 20 Jul 2020

Rees-Mogg apologises after comparing no-deal medical expert to anti-vaxxer

Leader of Commons acts after pressure from colleagues and medical profession over attack on David Nicholl

Published: 5 Sep 2019

Today in Focus Is the anti-vaccine movement putting lives at risk?

After a surge of measles outbreaks in the EU, Sarah Boseley looks back at how confidence in the MMR vaccine was dented by one doctor’s discredited campaign against it. Plus: Sonia Sodha on how to improve the British honours system

Podcast

Published: 6 Jan 2019

Peter Hotez: ‘What happens when the anti-vaccine movement moves into India?’

The American scientist, whose new book explains why vaccines didn’t cause his daughter’s autism, on why conspiracy theorists need to be challenged

Published: 8 Dec 2018

I’m autistic – don’t let anti-vaxxers bring back the culture of fear

Karl Knights

Instead of embracing the possibilities of neurodiversity, far-right voices are again painting autism as a devastating curse, says the writer Karl Knights

Published: 23 Aug 2018

Published: 23 Aug 2018
Measles is on the rise in Europe – and populism could be to blame

Sarah Boseley

Published: 22 Aug 2018

Published: 22 Aug 2018
Resurgence of deadly measles blamed on low MMR vaccination rates

Published: 21 Aug 2018

From Andrew Wakefield to Brexiteers, snake-oil salesmen are keeping us sick

Matthew d'Ancona

Populists prey on punters who crave an easy solution to nuanced problems, says Hlcarpenter.com columnist Matthew d’Ancona

Published: 22 Jul 2018

Published: 22 Jul 2018
How disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield was embraced by Trump's America

Twenty years after his discredited paper linked autism to the MMR jab, the doctor – who was struck off the medical register in the UK – has become a leading light in the US and frighteningly influential worldwide

Published: 18 Jul 2018

More than 120 homeopaths trying to ‘cure’ autism in UK

Exclusive: the ‘cure’ involves detoxing children of vaccines and antibiotics held responsible for the condition

Published: 27 Apr 2018

John Oliver recap John Oliver on vaccines: 'One of humanity's most incredible accomplishments'

On Last Week Tonight, the host used his monologue to focus on the growing anti-vaccine feeling, ‘amplified by the human megaphone that is the president’

Published: 26 Jun 2017

The return of the MMR charlatan fits with our times

Nick Cohen

The return of the disgraced Andrew Wakefield should put us on our guard, as should the actions of politicians such as Donald Trump and Jeremy Corbyn

Published: 18 Feb 2017

Published: 18 Feb 2017

Measles outbreaks at festivals can’t be blamed wholly on anti-vaxxers

Jules Montague

The notorious, discredited MMR study by Andew Wakefield plays a part in recent cases. But access, awareness and affordability are equally important factors

Published: 10 Aug 2016

Published: 10 Aug 2016

Robert De Niro pulls anti-vaccination film from Tribeca film festival

Actor and co-founder of festival says he ‘did not believe film contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for’

Published: 26 Mar 2016

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