Prognosis

Meet The Man Behind The Modern Anti-Vaccine Movement

Andrew Wakefield helped sow doubt in vaccines, and that laid groundwork for vaccine skepticism today.

Andrew Wakefield in London in 2010. — Andrew Wakefield in London in 2010.
Photographer: Anthony Devlin/PA Images/Getty Images

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By Kristen V Brown

March 23, 2021 at 3:47 PM UTC

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