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La supuesta asociación entre la vacuna triple vírica y el autismo y el rechazo a la vacunación

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Title
La supuesta asociación entre la vacuna triple vírica y el autismo y el rechazo a la vacunación
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Gaceta Sanitaria, March 2012
DOI 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.11.018
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Andreu Segura Benedicto

Abstract

The paper of Wakefield et al. in The Lancet, triggered a negative reaction to the MMR vaccine, even though it was just a series of cases and the association between vaccination and autism could well be anecdotal. However, it was found that this association was spurious, not only because of hidden biases but also to alterations of the data and other improper behavior of the two authors that they were expelled from medical council. Finally, the article was removed from the magazine. This episode invites to think about the credibility and trust in the authorities and professionals to the population, as well as the suspicions that may arise when there are potential conflicts of interest among professionals, industry magazines and the population. A special area of interest is on the distorted expectations of health interventions, including vaccination, particularly with regard to both individual and collective prevention.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 149 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 48 32%
Student > Master 16 11%
Student > Postgraduate 10 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 7%
Researcher 8 5%
Other 16 11%
Unknown 43 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 31 21%
Psychology 19 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 18 12%
Social Sciences 10 7%
Arts and Humanities 5 3%
Other 24 16%
Unknown 44 29%