The Lancet eliminates the article that related the triple vaccine with autism

2010/03/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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After demonstrating that what the article said was incorrect, he has withdrawn it twelve years after his publication.

The General Medical Council of Great Britain has determined that an article published by the prestigious medical journal The Lancet in 1998 is not correct. As a result, The Lancet decides to remove the article.

This article suggested that the triple vaccine -- which protects from measles, rubella and seed -- could cause intestinal problems and autism. It had great repercussions, especially in Britain, and some parents decided not to include their children. In recent years, this attitude has led to an increase in cases of these three diseases.

Some questioned the investigation from the beginning, but in 2004 a report published in The Times broke the debate. According to him, children who participated in the research (12 children between 3 and 10 years old) were intentionally chosen for the research. In addition, children were given unnecessary, hard evidence to demonstrate what they were looking for.

Of the 13 researchers who signed the investigation, 10 went back, but the research chief, gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, faced complaints. Meanwhile, the General Medical Council of Great Britain opened an investigation. Finally, the council has come to the conclusion that Wakefield's investigation contained unacceptable errors and, to the bottom, The Lancet has announced by a note the withdrawal of the article.

This article was the origin of the anti-vaccine movement, and there is still a conspiracy against Wakefield.