Charlie Stross on Nostr: Reminder that the research linking vaccines to autism was FABRICATED by Andrew ...

Reminder that the research linking vaccines to autism was FABRICATED by Andrew Wakefield to discredit vaccination against childhood diseases: he was selling an alternative remedy. Never did jail time but got struck off the medical register here in the UK for LYING.

The anti-vaxxer ball he started rolling has now probably killed millions, thanks to COVID19, flu, and other illnesses.

(PS: it also weaponizes bigotry against autism, leading to hate crimes.)
https://www.threads.net/@timfullerton/post/DDUuj0GRhFf