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Disgraced Doctor Wakefield Gains Momentum in Anti-Vaccine Movement

11/25/2025

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Andrew Wakefield, the discredited figure behind the anti-vaccine movement, continues to gain support among his followers.
At a conference in Austin, he claimed vindication for parents of vaccine-injured children.
He framed himself as a martyr.
Wakefield lost his medical license.
He has built a new life in the United States, producing documentaries and collaborating with anti-vaccine activists such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Story summary

Andrew Wakefield, the discredited figure behind the anti-vaccine movement, continues to gain support among his followers.
At a conference in Austin, he claimed vindication for parents of vaccine-injured children.
He framed himself as a martyr.
Wakefield lost his medical license.
He has built a new life in the United States, producing documentaries and collaborating with anti-vaccine activists such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.