Dr. Wakefield speaking Boulder Oct 20

[Guest guest]

Hi Sherri,

Dr J. Wakefield will be speaking at the Boulder Public

Library,

Boulder, CO, on October 20th at 6 p.m.

Can you please help get the word out?

Thanks!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Charlie Tucker

Phone:

Email: cbtuckerjr@...

WHO: Dr. J. Wakefield

WHAT: Speaking in Boulder

WHERE: Boulder Public Library Auditorium (on Arapahoe

between

Broadway and 9th Street)

WHEN: October 20, 2010, 6:00 pm,

Free

DR. ANDREW J. WAKEFIELD, QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL

DOCTOR

IN THE WORLD, TO SPEAK IN BOULDER:

The Vaccination Safety Controversy Is Not Over...It’s Really Just

Beginning!

Boulder, Colorado (September 25, 2010) ­ U.K. author and

gastroenterologist, Dr. J. Wakefield, will be at the Boulder

Public Library on October 20th at 6 p.m. to discuss the heated

controversy surrounding his research, which posits a link between

vaccines and autism.Dr. Wakefield, whose work on vaccine safety has

now been replicated numerous times, stands squarely and resolutely

at

the heart of what is probably the largest medical controversy

raging

in the world today.

Although the Center for Disease Control and the American

Association

of Pediatricians continually issue reassurances that vaccinations

are

safe, much of the public remains unconvinced. Last year, for

example,

37% of U.S. health workers opted not to take the H1N1 flu vaccine.

Closer to home, 40% of Boulder parents (“Brainiest City in the

U.S.”)

chose not to have their school children vaccinated, many suspecting

a

link between the constantly expanding childhood vaccine schedule

(now

requiring 49 doses by age 6), and the increased incidence of

childhood

disease.

Once a rare occurrence, Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now

affect

more than 1 in 100 children. An association between childhood

vaccinations, specifically the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella)

vaccine, and autism was suggested in 1998, when Dr. Wakefield and

his

colleagues at the Royal Free Hospital in London published a case

study

in the medical journal, The Lancet, describing 12 children

suffering

from a combination of autistic regression and bowel symptoms. The

paper, and Dr. Wakefield’s subsequent recommendation that children

be

given single vaccines rather than combinations, created a national

controversy in the UK. Dr. Wakefield was hailed as a hero by

parents

of affected children, but at the same time came under attack by

public

health officials, the pharmaceutical industry, and the General

Medical

Council in the UK.

Dr. Wakefield’s book, Callous Disregard, reviews his research in

detail and exposes the reasons why powerful forces have tried to

silence him. He reveals for the first time the story of a

government

whistleblower, “,” whose expert concerns about the MMR

vaccine

went unheeded by regulators. The book definitively and persuasively

answers the criticisms about his work, which have been parroted

unquestioningly by the mainstream medical community and the press.

While the press has frequently labeled Dr. Wakefield as being “anti-

vaccine,” “discredited,” and “unethical,” in truth, he advocates a

“safety first” vaccine policy, his research has now been replicated

in

five countries, and he has been found innocent of any ethical

violations. In addition to reviewing the controversy surrounding

his

pilot study, Dr. Wakefield will discuss the problems with current

vaccine research and outline the essential requirements needed to

restore public confidence in public health initiatives.

Wakefield, MB, BS, FRCS, FRCPath, is an academic

gastroenterologist. He received his medical degree from St. ’s

Hospital Medical School (University of London) in 1981, and pursued

a

career in gastrointestinal surgery with a particular interest in

inflammatory bowel disease. He has published over 130 original

scientific articles, book chapters, and invited scientific

commentaries. He and his wife, Carmel, live in Austin, Texas, and

have

four children—, Sam, Imogen, and Corin.

###

Dr. J Wakefield

Boulder Public Library Auditorium

Wednesday, October 20, 6 p.m.

Hi Sherri,

Dr J. Wakefield will be speaking at the Boulder Public

Library, Boulder, CO, on October 20th at 6 p.m.

Can you please help get the word out?

Thanks!

F

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Charlie Tucker

Phone:

Email:

cbtuckerjr@...

WHO:Dr. J. Wakefield

WHAT:Speaking in Boulder

WHERE: Boulder Public Library Auditorium (on Arapahoe between

Broadway and 9th Street)

WHEN:October 20, 2010, 6:00 pm, Free

DR. ANDREW J.

WAKEFIELD, QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL DOCTOR IN THE WORLD, TO

SPEAK IN BOULDER:

The Vaccination Safety Controversy Is Not Over...It’s Really Just

Beginning!

Boulder, Colorado

(September 25, 2010) – U.K. author and gastroenterologist, Dr. J.

Wakefield, will be at the Boulder Public Library on October 20th at 6

p.m. to discuss the heated controversy surrounding his research, which

posits a link between vaccines and autism.Dr. Wakefield, whose work on

vaccine safety has now been replicated numerous times, stands squarely

and resolutely at the heart of what is probably the largest medical

controversy raging in the world today.

Although the Center for Disease Control and the American Association of

Pediatricians continually issue reassurances that vaccinations are safe,

much of the public remains unconvinced. Last year, for example, 37% of

U.S. health workers opted not to take the H1N1 flu vaccine. Closer to

home, 40% of Boulder parents (“Brainiest City in the U.S.”) chose not to

have their school children vaccinated, many suspecting a link between the

constantly expanding childhood vaccine schedule (now requiring 49 doses

by age 6), and the increased incidence of childhood disease.

Once a rare occurrence, Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now affect more

than 1 in 100 children. An association between childhood vaccinations,

specifically the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, and autism

was suggested in 1998, when Dr. Wakefield and his colleagues at the Royal

Free Hospital in London published a case study in the medical journal,

The Lancet, describing 12 children suffering from a combination of

autistic regression and bowel symptoms. The paper, and Dr. Wakefield’s

subsequent recommendation that children be given single vaccines rather

than combinations, created a national controversy in the UK. Dr.

Wakefield was hailed as a hero by parents of affected children, but at

the same time came under attack by public health officials, the

pharmaceutical industry, and the General Medical Council in the

UK.

Dr. Wakefield’s book, Callous Disregard, reviews his research in

detail and exposes the reasons why powerful forces have tried to silence

him. He reveals for the first time the story of a government

whistleblower, “,” whose expert concerns about the MMR vaccine went

unheeded by regulators. The book definitively and persuasively answers

the criticisms about his work, which have been parroted unquestioningly

by the mainstream medical community and the press. While the press has

frequently labeled Dr. Wakefield as being “anti-vaccine,” “discredited,”

and “unethical,” in truth, he advocates a “safety first” vaccine

policy, his research has now been replicated in five countries, and

he has been found innocent of any ethical violations. In addition

to reviewing the controversy surrounding his pilot study, Dr. Wakefield

will discuss the problems with current vaccine research and outline the

essential requirements needed to restore public confidence in public

health initiatives.

Wakefield, MB, BS, FRCS, FRCPath, is an academic

gastroenterologist. He received his medical degree from St. ’s

Hospital Medical School (University of London) in 1981, and pursued a

career in gastrointestinal surgery with a particular interest in

inflammatory bowel disease. He has published over 130 original scientific

articles, book chapters, and invited scientific commentaries. He and his

wife, Carmel, live in Austin, Texas, and have four children—, Sam,

Imogen, and Corin.

###

Dr. J Wakefield

Boulder Public Library Auditorium

Wednesday, October 20, 6 p.m.