134. W is for Wakefield

Lorien takes Katharine back to the 1900s for a story of bad science, good journalism, and...soliciting blood at a child' s birthday party. Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefieldhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_MMR_autism_fraudhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021134https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/revealed-mmr-research-scandal-7ncfntn8mjqhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8481583.stmhttps://briandeer.com/mmr/lancet-summary.htmhttps://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/31/andrew_wakefield_vaccinehttps://pauloffit.substack.com/p/the-rfk-jr-playbookhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/rfk-science-vaccines.htmlhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/rfk-jr-s-history-of-medical-misinformation-raises-concerns-over-hhs-nomination/https://www.nytimes.com/article/rfk-conspiracy-theories-fact-check.htmlhttps://ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-doesn-t-medical-142823533.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.htmlhttps://www.idsociety.org/ID-topics/infectious-disease/measles/know-the-factshttps://www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/vaccine-autism-rfk-jr-how-science-proves-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/https://apple.news/AV5bUl2rwQr-Y3oS_9JmG9Qhttps://apple.news/AkXiB-2SYSIax-BASG39_3whttps://apple.news/AkXiB-2SYSIax-BASG39_3whttps://www.startribune.com/cdc-leaders-who-resigned-said-rfk-jr-undermined-vaccine-science-risking-lives/601463373