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> "We worried 10-12 years ago because there was a lot of debate around the MMR vaccine," said Bilodeau. "Doctors were coming out with research connecting the MMR vaccine with autism. So we were a little concerned."

No, there were no doctors (neither singular nor plural) coming out with research connecting the MMR vaccine with autism. Just one very misinformed celebrity.

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Well there was, Andrew Wakefield with his fraudulent study, until he was struck off in the UK. So he moved to the US to carry on the lies.

And some more in the French speaking side of the internet, which they apparently belong to.

Few doctors yes, but this work has been a priority focus for alternative medicine actors such as homeopathic practitioners, whose propaganda is a if not the major cause of recent measles epidemics in Europe.

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