Dr Andy Wakefield
The Never Settle Podcast
He Linked Vaccines to Autism—and Lost Everything with Dr Andy Wakefield
- Published
- July 27, 2026
- Duration
- 58:09
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 27, 2026
Discusses self improvement.
Summary
In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield published research linking the MMR vaccine, intestinal inflammation, and autism in children—and triggered one of the most aggressive professional takedowns in modern medical history.Wakefield didn’t just raise questions about vaccines.He identified a new form of regressive autism associated with gastrointestinal injury.The re…
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In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield published research linking the MMR vaccine, intestinal inflammation, and autism in children—and triggered one of the most aggressive professional takedowns in modern medical history.Wakefield didn’t just raise questions about vaccines.He identified a new form of regressive autism associated with gastrointestinal injury.The response was swift and unforgiving.For pursuing the autism–vaccine connection, Wakefield lost his position at London’s Royal Free Hospital, his m
Themes
- self improvement