Oracin kautta tuli vastaan juoru siitä miten Andrew Wakefieldin tukijoukoissa reagoidaan. Teksasissa toimiva Thoughtful House-järjestö on pitänyt Wakefieldiä kirjoilla tutkijana. He pyrkivät parantamaan lasten autismia. Nyt Wakefiedlin nimi on kadonnut listalta. Hän oli yksi alkuperäisistä Thoughtful Housen perustajista.
Virallista selitystä odottaessa voi miettiä miksi Wakefield poistui näyttämöltä. Alkoivatko Teksasin terveysviranomaiset kysellä Thoughtful Housen perään?
Times Online uutisoi tapahtumasta.
Thoughtful House said today that Dr Wakefield had left his post, with an annual salary of $270,000 (£170,000), “voluntarily” to avoid tarnishing the clinic by association. However, there were suggestions of a disagreement with some board members, who felt that his position was untenable.
“The needs of the children we serve must always come first,” the clinic said in a statement. “All of us at Thoughtful House are grateful to Dr Wakefield for the valuable work he has done here.
“We fully support his decision to leave Thoughtful House in order to make sure that the controversy surrounding the recent findings of the General Medical Council does not interfere with the important work that our dedicated team of clinicians and researchers is doing on behalf of children with autism and their families.”
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