Dr. Andrew Wakefield was the one who wrote in 1998 that the MMR vaccine causes autism is facing an inquiry. The General Medical Council (GMC) is looking into the matter about whether or not Wakefield is fit to practice medicine. One allegation is that he paid children money for blood samples at his son's birthday party. His paper about MMR vaccine and autism linked caused controversy when it came out. It has been largely discredited, but Wakefield has many supporters.
Wakefield's two research partners, Professors, John Walker-Smith and Simon Murch, are also facing charges of professional medical misconduct. Another allegation is that the three did not have permission from the ethics committee to conduct tests on the children used in the autism study.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSv12W_Uxs
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