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The speaker after him was Andrew Wakefield, a discredited British doctor whose retracted paper linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine with autism.
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Andrew Wakefield, a British doctor whose paper linking the MMR vaccine to autism was retracted, spoke at the Children's Health Defense conference on September 17, 2026.
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{
    "date": "2026-09-17",
    "event": "Children\u2019s Health Defense convention",
    "person": "Andrew Wakefield"
}
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Health Vaccination Autism
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September 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM (3 weeks ago)
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September 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/17/health/kennedy-vaccines-childrens-health-defense.html

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a conference featuring vaccine misinformation, assuring an anti-vaccine nonprofit he founded that they had a 'friend at the White House.' His remarks came amidst rising measles cases and criticism from officials.

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