Scared UK Docs Won't Charge Wakefield

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National Vaccine Information Center Newsletter July17, 2006 Scared UK Docs Won't Charge Wakefield"The General Medical Council has indicated that it will not proceed with charges against Dr Andrew Wakefield, who first suggested a link between the triple jab and autism. Dr Wakefield has been strongly backed by the parents of autistic children allegedly damaged by the vaccine, who refused to condemn his actions when interviewed as part of the inquiry. Last night the families claimed the investigation had been used to discredit his work and prevent further study into the risks of the vaccine." - The Daily Mail, UK BL Fisher Note:It has been eight long years since British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, M.D. and colleagues from the Royal Free Hospital in London published an article in The Lancet urging further scientific investigation into the possible link between MMR vaccine, inflammatory bowel disease and autism in some children. Ever since, Wakefield has been subjected to a vicious personal and professional smear campaign at the hands of public health officials and medical doctors in Britain, the U.S. and Canada, who have no tolerance for scientific investigation into the biological mechanisms for vaccine injury and death. Britain's General Medical Council (GMC), which is the equivalent of a self annointed Medical Supreme Court, has publicly been conducting an "investigation" for the past two years into whether Andrew Wakefield should be convicted of "professional misconduct" and have his medical license taken away. For the sin of trying to prevent healthy children from regressing physically, mentally, and emotionally after MMR vaccination into autism, the GMC has been determined to make sure he cannot find ways to help autistic children recover from MMR vaccine induced autism. Now, at the eleventh hour, just before Andrew Wakefield was to have his day in court and publicly defend himself against nearly a decade of baseless charges by those seeking to silence him, the doctors in charge of the GMC have put their collective tails between their legs and run. Just like a common street bully, who blindsides an innocent with a sucker punch in the dark, doctors inside and outside of government and industry are too chicken to stand ground and fight in the light of day. The GMS has apparently figured out it won't stand a chance fighting Wakefield under the bright lights of the media it has duped and exploited in order to hide the child victims of one-size- fits all vaccine policies that end up targeting the genetically vulnerable for sacrifice. It does not matter anymore what the GMC and doctors in charge of the mass vaccination system in the US and countries around the world do or do not do to Andrew Wakefield. His legacy is already written in the hearts and minds of the people whose children he has saved and will save from a lifetime of pain. MMR row doctor who defied Government 'in the clear'Daily Mail, U.K.July 15, 2006By SUE CORRIGAN and SALLY BECK The doctor at the heart of the MMR vaccine controversy may not face charges of misconduct despite a 20-month investigation which has devastated his professional reputation. The General Medical Council has indicated that it will not proceed with charges against Dr Andrew Wakefield, who first suggested a link between the triple jab and autism. Dr Wakefield has been strongly backed by the parents of autistic children allegedly damaged by the vaccine, who refused to condemn his actions when interviewed as part of the inquiry. Last night the families claimed the investigation had been used to discredit his work and prevent further study into the risks of the vaccine. Dr Wakefield first suggested a link between the triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella and autism and bowel disease in 1998, after carrying out tests on 12 children admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in London with serious bowel disorders. He proposed that parents be offered three single injections. The Government denied there was a problem with the vaccine and it became a politically sensitive issue after senior Labour figures, including Tony Blair, refused to disclose if their children had received the jab. Dr Wakefield was ostracised by the medical establishment and has since moved to America. In late 2004 the GMC announced it was launching an inquiry into allegations of serious professional misconduct against Dr Wakefield and two former colleagues. It centred on claims that autistic children admitted to the hospital with serious bowel problems were subjected to "unnecessary and invasive", tests. Smear campaign However, the children's parents are understood to have staunchly defended the doctor's actions, praising him as the first to take their concerns seriously. It was also claimed Dr Wakefield's research had not been valid because he failed to disclose a £50,000 grant from the lawyers of parents attempting to sue MMR's manufacturers for their children's disorders. Dr Wakefield has consistently argued that the grant was for separate research. Nearly two years later the GMC has not drawn up any formal charges against Dr Wakefield and no date has been set for a public hearing, at which scientific arguments for a link between MMR and autism would have been aired. GMC spokeswoman Jo Wren said there is now "no guarantee", there will ever be a hearing. New figures released last week revealed that more than one in 100 children in the UK suffer from autism - far higher than previously thought. Last night Rosemary Kessick, the mother of an autistic boy whose treatment is part of the investigation, accused the GMC of allowing itself to be used as part of a deliberate Government campaign to smear Dr Wakefield and prop up public confidence in MMR. "Hundreds of autistic children with the serious bowel disease first identified by Dr Wakefield have been unable to get any treatment in the UK, and the drawn-out GMC investigation has played a major role in this disgraceful state of affairs," she said. "It is deeply disturbing that Dr Wakefield's research findings and personal integrity have been so damagingly called into question on the basis of draft charges that may, in the end, simply be dropped." Last night Dr Wakefield confirmed that no charges had been filed to date Click here for the URL: NVIC e-newsletter is a free service of the National Vaccine Information Center and is supported through membership donations. 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