Another 2002 study of Finnish childrenfoundno link between MMR vaccination and autism or other serious neurological conditions.
The rate of diagnosed autism has significantly increased over time.
Other studies have debunked assumptions behind this supposed link, finding that autism-related brain changes oftenbegin in the womb.
Both RFK Jr. and Trump have wrongly suggested that vaccines could be causing autism.© Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty
As it turns out, Wakefields original 1998 paper was fatally flawed as well.
In 2010, The Lancetretractedthe paper, citing the discovery of several incorrect elements.
It was a retraction that followed the exhaustive investigative work of journalist Brian Deer.
Decades and countless resources have been spent chasing after Wakefields bogus wild goose.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
