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DR. ANDREW WAKEFIELD: AUTISM, VACCINES & THE SCIENCE THEY TRIED TO BURY

The Alix Mayer Show··16 August 2026·1h

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What really happened after Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a small study in the Lancet in 1998? In this episode of The Alix Mayer Show, Dr. Andrew Wakefield shares his explosive insight on the vaccine-autism debate, the controversy that transformed his career, his evolution from gastroenterologist to filmmaker and storyteller, and his new novel, The Bequest. Dr. Wakefield revisits the origins of his research into children with autism and gastrointestinal disease and shares the government corruption and gaslighting that followed publication of his 12-child case series in The Lancet. They discuss groundbreaking vaccinated vs. unvaccinated research, the CDC controversy explored in Vaxxed, COVID-era distrust of public health institutions, and the future of the medical freedom movement. They also discuss RFK Jr.’s leadership at HHS, the political challenges facing vaccine reform, California’s vaccine mandates, and why Wakefield believes lasting change will ultimately come from parents and the public, not from government officials. In this episode, we cover:What really happened with Dr. Wakefield’s 1998 Lancet paperThe research that first led him to study autism and gastrointestinal diseaseThe vaccine-autism debate and vaccinated vs. unvaccinated researchThe CDC controversy explored in VaxxedWhy COVID changed public trust in vaccines and public healthHow Dr. Wakefield went from medicine to filmmaking and storytellingHis new novel, The Bequest, and the mother who inspired itRFK Jr., HHS, and the future of vaccine policyCalifornia vaccine mandates and the fight for medical freedom Check out Dr. Wakefield’s book:https://www.thebequest.co/ Sponsor: The Alix Mayer Show is sponsored by Mish International, gold and silver specialists since 1963.When you need protection from monetary inflation and paper asset exposure, contact the trusted team at Mish International. You need gold. Physical gold. Visit: mishinternational.comCall: 650-324-9110 — Tell them Alix sent you. Connect / Support: Learn more about Free Now Foundation and its legal efforts surrounding medical freedom:https://freenowfoundation.org/#AlixMayerShow #AndrewWakefield #Autism #VaccineSafety #MedicalFreedom #HealthFreedom #TheBequest #TelepathyTapes #RFKJr #PublicHealth #FreeNowFoundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.