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More evidence Western vaccine paranoia is being exported to developing countries

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: July 5, 2011

Category: Autism, Public health, Vaccine safety, Vaccines | Tagged Andrew Wakefield, Art Caplan, Arthur Krigsman, Autism Omnibus Proceeding, Center for Bioethics, Human Vaccine, India, measles, Michelle Cedillo, MMR, Pacific Health Summit, polio, University of Pennsylvania | 15 Comments

Parents and pediatricians: Do you think a pre-natal discussion about vaccines would help assuage fears?

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: June 11, 2011

Category: Autism, Health care, Public health, Vaccine safety, Vaccines | Tagged 9/11, Andrew Wakefield, California, Connecticut, Dublin, Ireland, measles, MMR, New York, ob-gyns, pediatricians, The Panic Virus, The Washington Post, truthers, whooping cough | 71 Comments

It’s official: Wakefield joins the ranks of Truthers, New World Order conspiracists

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: June 7, 2011

Category: Autism, Measles, Vaccine safety, Vaccines | Tagged Alan Watt, Andrew Wakefield, Dublin, F. William Engdahl, fluoride, Ireland, Jim Corr, Luke Rudkowski, measles, MMR, New World Order, Richard Gage, The Lancet, truthers, Walter Graham, World Science Festival, World Trade Center | 80 Comments

After disappearing from his family’s site, Sears tells Facebook fans that measles outbreaks not “much risk” for infants

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: June 6, 2011

Category: Measles, Public health, Vaccines | Tagged Amazon, Bill Sears, Bob Sears, Facebook, MMR, Mothering.com, San Diego, The Autism Book, The Panic Virus, The Vaccine Book | 27 Comments

Does this mean no more “Dr. Bob” Sears photo-ops with Andrew Wakefield?

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: June 3, 2011

Category: Autism, Vaccines | Tagged Andrew Wakefield, Bob Sears, General Medical Council, Jesus, MMR, Nelson Mandela, U.K. | 3 Comments

Is “Dr. Bob” Sears moving away from his profitable anti-vaccine pandering?

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: June 3, 2011

Category: excerpt, Public health, Vaccines | Tagged Bob Sears, California, France, Hachette, Hib, Jay Gordon, Just the Vax, measles, MMR, San Diego, The Panic Virus, The Vaccine Book, Time Magazine | 52 Comments

The financial implications of the US measles outbreaks

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: May 25, 2011

Category: Autism, Public health, Vaccines | Tagged Andrew Wakefield, Bob Sears, CDC, France, Lancet, Liz Szabo, measles, Minnesota, MMR, San Diego, Somali, UK, USA Today | 92 Comments