Title |
La supuesta asociación entre la vacuna triple vírica y el autismo y el rechazo a la vacunación
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Published in |
Gaceta Sanitaria, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.11.018 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
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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Unknown | 11 | 85% |
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Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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United States | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Bachelor | 49 | 31% |
Student > Master | 16 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 6% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 6% |
Researcher | 8 | 5% |
Other | 22 | 14% |
Unknown | 44 | 28% |
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Psychology | 19 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 10 | 6% |
Unspecified | 6 | 4% |
Other | 30 | 19% |
Unknown | 45 | 28% |