Seeing a copy of UK newspaper
The Times today I was outraged to see the headline "
Babies at risk from MMR jab timebomb". After all the work that has been done to promote
real science's findings about MMR, this headline sends exactly the wrong message. It seems to be promoting the pseudo-science of the former-doctor Andrew Wakefield (who was
struck off in 2010 for the damage that he has done to public health).
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| The Times seems to claim that babies are at risk from MMR |
When you read the actual article it says the opposite. This apparent timebomb is not a risk from the MMR vaccination, but the risk to the next generation because of the
lack of vaccinations in children who are now approaching child bearing age over the next few years.
Teenagers are rightly being exhorted to get vaccinated - but the headline will have have caused much more damage as it will have been read on news-stands across the country by many more people than bother to read the content.
I deplore this behaviour from a newspaper which is said to be reputable.
Bad show, The Times!
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