Huh.

[lovefromgirl]

"This year, 33 countries in the WHO European Region have reported an increase in measles. France, the source of most of the importations from the European Region, is experiencing a large outbreak, with approximately 10,000 cases reported during the first 4 months of 2011..."

(Source.Okay, my much-smarter friends, what's up with that? Do they not

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[cheshire23]

Wakefield's British, so a lot of the nonsense spread through the UK and quite possibly France as well. That's about the best guess I've got.

[lovefromgirl]

God, that's sad.

And by "sad" I mean "let's throw Wakefield into a jail cell, preferably with three huge, violent roommates, and no guard".

The damage he's done is too widespread for a simple retraction and fade into obscurity. If there were laws to prosecute assholes like him, I'd help fund the effort.

[ravenshrinkery]

*rolls eyes at the three huge violent roommates part* We could really do with less prison violence, whether sexual or otherwise.

[ajat]

But ... mmr is basic stuff. Can't comprehend this possible non-vaccination/s thing. *Confused*

[lovefromgirl]

Fucking Andrew Wakefield must have been reeeeeal bored when he came up with "vaccines cause autism! oh noez!"

[ajat]

No no, vaccines can't cause autism. I can certify that, and I'm competent/qualified to do so. But damage to nerves does occur from other sources, like dietary sources. gm foods are not very good for you, really.