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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Warpy

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3. Wakefield did more damage because someone had been persuaded

Reply to cleanhippie (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:25 PM

Feb 2013

to allow him to put that "MD" after his name. McCarthy is just some pretty face with an opinion that isn't any better than any other medically ignorant opinion. Wakefield knew better, that's been established, and only wanted his own jab substituted.

The damage, especially in the UK, is all his.

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