Lancet MMR autism fraud
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Lancet MMR autism fraud has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jessica Malaty RiveraInfectious disease epidemiologist, science communicator, and executive director of the Infodemiology Initiative
Malaty Rivera says decades of research have shown the MMR vaccine does not cause autism, but Wakefield's retracted claim became the first domino of the anti-science movement.
“the mmr one was almost kind of the the first domino to fall”
TED Radio Hour: An epidemiologist's guide to good health advice (Nov 13, 2026) · Listen from 15:50
Podcasts
- TED Radio Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
An epidemiologist's guide to good health adviceTED Radio Hour · Nov 13, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera about health misinformation, measles, vaccine trust, wellness grifts, AI medical advice, and trending health questions.