The GMC is conducting a vendetta toward Dr. Andrew Wakefield with their Salem Witch Trial/Spanish Inquisition. Dr. Vijendra Singh found in 80% of the children with autism that he tested had elevated measles antibody titers in their blood. A baby gets three live viruses at once in the MMR and all these viruses can cause encephalitis.

If one searches on the Internet for vaccine ingredients, Dawn Winkler you will find what the various manufacturers put in their vaccines. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that vaccines are unsafe and it is all about money and profits with the mainstream medical establishment in the UK and USA.

When families try to collect on lawsuits for adverse reactions to vaccines the deck is stacked against them by the mainstream medical establishment. These are the new Teflon Dons.

Raymond Gallup, Lake Hiawatha, NJ, USA

I wonder how many of the "doctors and scientists" would have issued the same level of endorsement in respect of safety for the two Urabecontaining vaccines withdrawn by the DOH in 1992 due to higher than anticipated numbers of cases of aseptic meningitis. Urabe mumps virus infection is acknowleged as causal in respect of certain neurological conditions and a list of adverse reactions associated with Urabe containing MMR's is included with the Product Licence . Children who suffered from acknowledged side effects in respect of Urabe containing vaccines were included in the MMR litigation but were parked . Justice Keith in hisJudgement concluded that the Urabe component "was never investigated at all". The research by Dr Wakefield et al, funded by the LSC, centered on whether or not the measles component of the MMR was causal in autism /IBD.As the Urabe component remains uninvestigated it cannot be said that the MMR was safe in respect of other conditions complained of by the children

Wendy Stephen, Stonehaven, Scotland

Here we go again indeed.

Steve says "You don't have to be a doctor, hold advanced degrees or even be especially bright to figure this one out."

uh ... actually, Steve, yes you do.

For those *still* falling for the scare stories do check the facts and look at either

www.badscience.net

or read the articles by Dr (yes, Steve, a doctor) Michael Fitzpatrick at http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/issues/C7/

As John Bessant says, "there is no evidence at all that the MMR vaccine causes autism."

Richard Soles, Munich,

This report highlights the political nature of the events taking place tomorrow. Would Dr Wakefield be coming under such scrutiny if he had not offended the medical establishment? If this is really an ethical issue it is an act of hypocrisy for all these bodies to come out and condemn him ahead of the hearing, and once again it muddies the waters.

People need to ask themselves if something happened to their child after a vaccination would they get a fair hearing from any of the bodies mentioned above. This is about institutions suppressing dissent. And they are protecting themselves before they protect your child.

John Stone, London, UK

John Bessant, London, said: "...there is no evidence at all that the MMR vaccine causes autism." Perhaps John should take a look at the Amish here in the US who do not vaccinate. Miraculous, they do not get autism. Just for starters, see and hear all about it straight from the mouths of doctors at: http://www.mercola.com/2005/may/4/amish_autism.htm This holds true for populations around the world who are not immunized. Autism is virtually unknown. In fact the first US case was diagnosed in 1943 just after introducing mercury preservatives into vaccines. You don't have to be a doctor, hold advanced degrees or even be especially bright to figure this one out. How much more obvious could it be? Why are voices of dissent so brutally stiffled? Who is affraid of what? Before anyone cries foul and flames me about the removal of mercury from vaccines let it be known that they have not. We have found batches here that still contain Thimerasol. Cheers from the US!

Steve, Las Vegas, United States

The latter part of this article is headed "Conflicting Evidence". There is no conflict, since there is no evidence at all that the MMR vaccine causes autism.

John Bessant, London,

Give us the choice......allow us to be able to have single jabs on the NHS as well! As long as you push MMR AND prevent us having single jabs, the public will continue to distrust the medical authorities - a truth too manifest to be contradicted.

Phil, Preston,

You say "The subsequent health scare led to falling rates of immunisation"

You should have said " The press, without using any critical faculties, gave this minor and poorly conducted study banner headlines and aggressively challenged anyone in authority who continued to support MMR. The subsequent health scare led to falling rates of immunisation"

Phil Constable, Jakarta, Indonesia

Here we go again! this must be the biggest conspiracy of the century, you wont brainwash parents as you tried already on the CJD issue, give parents freedom of choice bring back the single Jabs.
You can keep whining all you like, we DONT believe a word off it!
Its age old history, if you don't know the whys or have an answer, just deny the problem exists!
That's exactly what they are trying on!

Charles Linskaill, Edinburgh, UK