PROLOGUE
“What is the loss of job, career, professional license, honors, colleagues, and country against that of a child’s voice? How do the very public denigration of one’s science and the epithet of “child killer” from Bill Gates weigh against the intractable pain of intestinal inflammation? For me the answer lies in the fact that, whereas the former are mostly artifact – contrivance – the latter are symptoms of a ruthless disease. The former are self-serving, vulnerable to political expedients and the vain whims of respectability. On the other hand, chronic pain that is denied a cry for help can drag a child into Hell and keep him there.”
In spite of massive efforts to discredit him ever since he reported the vaccine strain of measles residing in inflamed tissue in the gut wall of children with autism, Dr. Wakefield remains one of the true heroes of the modern world. This book will educate you on many levels and merits careful reading. You can buy it on Amazon by clicking on the picture of the book. It is also available at Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, and other bookstores.
You can read the actual retracted study that started this controversy here: Wakefield1998 It was a simple case series, and he reported findings verified by an independent laboratory. His conclusion? More research is needed …. but more research is NOT what Big Pharma wants, is it?
NOTE: Dr. Wakefield never advocated (at that time) not vaccinating the children. He did, however, suggest that until the reason for his findings could be clarified, it may be safer to vaccinate the children with individual Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccines, making sure not to give the Mumps first, as that appeared to be relevant. The vaccines were available individually at that time, but as soon as parents began requesting them, they were removed from the market — and THAT led to a decline in vaccination.
