Does industry have anything to gain by prosecuting Dr. Wakefield, Professor Walker-Smith and Professor Murch?
Yes, possibly. Industry may use the prosecution of Dr. Wakefield and colleagues in an effort to argue that the MMR vaccine is safe. Merck manufactures both MMR vaccine and Proquad vaccine. In 2009, Merck eliminated the option of single dose Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines when they announced they are discontinuing the manufacture of those monovalent vaccines. Now that the single dose option is no longer available, Merck’s would benefit if the public perceived MMR’s 3-live-viruses-in-1-shot as a safe option for customers wary of Merck’s new 4-live-viruses-in-1-shot Proquad. Additionally, in internal emails regarding Vioxx in Australia, Merck employees discuss”destroying” doctors critical of their products “where they live”. MMR is a Merck product. Dr. Wakefield, Professor Walker-Smith and Professor Murch all lived in the UK at the time this study was conducted. From Editors of Natural Health Strategies.com: Thank you, Age of Autism, for succintly addressing some of the most often re
