I wonder what Andrew Wakefield, the former surgeon, thinks about the outbreak of measles in the Swansea area.
As I am writing this it has been announced that many hundreds have succumbed to the disease and dozens of them have had to be treated in hospital.
He probably doesn't care as he still clings to his erroneous beliefs and is now peddling them in America.
Mr Wakefield claimed that the MMR jab could cause autism but his research, published in 1998, was found to be dishonest and he was struck off the medical register in May 2010.
The upshot of his obsession is that many teenagers are not protected from measles and the epidemic in Swansea may not be the last.
I understand the fears of parents who were too frightened to have their children inoculated at the height of Mr Wakefield's campaign - but I'm sure those who have seen their offspring treated in hospital wish they had made a different decision.
Measles is a potentially dangerous disease and if Mr Wakefield had not launched his campaign it would have been eradicated in this country by now. But it is not too late. If all parents make sure their children have the jab there will be a time when we can say goodbye to measles in Britain.
A service of YellowBrix, Inc.
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