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In this interview with Andy Wakefield, Cilla asks Andy to discuss his article The Sixth Extinction: https://www.jpands.org/vol24no3/wakefield.pdf. Key points addressed, include:
- The success of herd immunity in the measles virus, which proves interventions unnecessary
- Known and unknown benefits and protections provided by viruses and microbes
- Prior exposure to viruses provide protection to later strains, while inoculation leads to greater risks and susceptibility
- Inoculation-resistant strains in highly injected populations
- The role of inoculations and in promoting resistant strains of the current virus
Andy and Cilla go on to discuss the value of homeoprophylaxis (HP). Despite the success of HP, it has been devalued and suppressed because it lacks a commercial value to pharmaceutical companies. Finally, Cilla and Andy reflect upon the good news in regards to the current virus in that it has drawn more attention to the problems of the pharmaceutical industry. Andy concludes by sharing a bit about his newest film project.
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DIRECTOR Andrew Wakefield MB.BS., is an academic gastroenterologist. He received his medical degree in 1981. Wakefield has published over 140 original scientific papers, reviews, and book chapters. In 1995, he started investigating a possible role between gastrointestinal issues, the MMR vaccine, and neurological injury in children. In pursuit of this possible link, Dr. Wakefield participated in a study of twelve children with both stomach and developmental issues. The ensuing report, written with twelve other authors, would catapult Wakefield into becoming one of the most controversial figures in the history of Medicine.
In 2004, freelance journalist, Brian Deer, published an investigation into Wakefield et al. claiming that Wakefield et al. falsified data and committed fraud. Deer attacked Dr. Wakefield’s ethics, as having unreported conflicts of financial interests, and of falsifying research data in a report co-authored by 12 others. Deer’s allegations led the General Medical Council to revoke Dr. Wakefield’s license to practice medicine. More recently, on appeal, the English High Court overturned the allegations made against the senior authors of the Lancet paper and Wakefield’s colleague Professor John Walker-Smith was reinstated and exonerated.
Wakefield continues to fight back on behalf of affected children, winning numerous awards for his writing and films which can be found at 1986theact.com. His latest film on the infertility epidemic is available for free at infertilitythemovie.com.
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