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MMR vaccine myth debunked, again
The doctor who started the ‘vaccines cause autism’ scare was later struck off and his research invalidated – but the theory lingers on, lament ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
An anti-vaccination protester in a hat bearing the name of the conspiracy outlet Infowars
NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
IN 1945, there were 729 recorded deaths in Britain from measles. In 2015, there were none.
This is undoubtedly thanks to mass vaccination campaigns. But what if vaccines have unwanted side effects? It’s certainly something that should be investigated — and has been, again and again and again.
The combined MMR vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (two other previously common viral diseases affecting children) was first rolled out in the UK in 1988.
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