Andrew Wakefield:
In 1987, there was an MMR vaccine that was being used in Canada, produced by Smithkline Beecham; and that vaccine caused meningitis. This was recognized quickly, and that vaccine was withdrawn in Canada. However, in the same month it was withdrawn in Ontario, it was licensed in the UK. Its name was simply changed from Trivirix to Pluserix. In the UK it was used for four years, and likewise it caused meningitis, and had to be rapidly withdrawn. There was a public outcry and a loss of confidence by the public in the vaccine policy makers. The vaccine should, at this point, have been destroyed. It wasn't. It was then shipped to developing countries, like Brazil, where it was used in a mass vaccination campaign. And there was an epidemic of meningitis, which was entirely predictable.
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05/03/2025 alle ore 09:13