Many people have probably heard of the notion that vaccinations cause autism. Well who came out and said that in the first place? A doctor by the name of Dr. Andrew Wakefield came out with a study in 1998 claiming that vaccinations have a link with causing autism. He started a epidemic of worry affecting parents all around the world. This recent article that I read in Time Magazine informed the readers that Dr. Wakefield no longer has a medial licence and had to withdraw his research. After much investigation, his research was not accurate and was shown to be false. He displayed dishonesty and irresponsibility when conducting his studies and was conducting them unethically.
This article will be very useful for my research because many people worry that vaccinations cause autism. It's important for parents to know that this is not accurate.
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APA:
Park, A. (2010, May 24). Doctor behind vaccine-autism link loses license | TIME.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016, from http://healthland.time.com/2010/05/24/doctor-behind-vaccine-autism-link-loses-license/
MLA:
Park, Alice. "Doctor behind Vaccine-autism Link Loses License | TIME.com." 24 May 2010. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.
This is an interesting topic that you have chosen to research. My brother has autism and my parents get a lot of people saying that his vaccinations probably caused it. I like how you are finding evidence that this is not the case. Have you looked into what people believe is the real cause of autism?
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