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The Wikipedia article ''Vaxxed'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaxxed] purports to be a review of ''Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe'', a 2016 American film alleging a cover-up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. In reality, this Wikipedia article is little more than a diatribe against Dr Andrew Wakefield. | The Wikipedia article ''Vaxxed'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaxxed] purports to be a review of ''Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe'', a 2016 American film alleging a cover-up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. In reality, this Wikipedia article is little more than a diatribe against Dr Andrew Wakefield. | ||
| − | The Wikipedia article describes Dr Wakefield as a "discredited anti-vaccine activist" but this is untrue. | + | The Wikipedia article describes Dr Wakefield as a "discredited anti-vaccine activist" but this is untrue. Dr Wakefield has said that he is not anti-vaccine. He is opposed to the triple MMR vaccine but he is not opposed to the three vaccines being given in separate doses.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3513365.stm</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:25, March 27, 2017
Examples of Bias in Wikipedia: Vaccination
The Wikipedia article Vaxxed [1] purports to be a review of Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, a 2016 American film alleging a cover-up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. In reality, this Wikipedia article is little more than a diatribe against Dr Andrew Wakefield.
The Wikipedia article describes Dr Wakefield as a "discredited anti-vaccine activist" but this is untrue. Dr Wakefield has said that he is not anti-vaccine. He is opposed to the triple MMR vaccine but he is not opposed to the three vaccines being given in separate doses.[1]
