Episode 4: Andrew Wakefield and the System That Failed

This episode was updated in March 2026 to include analysis of the institutional failures that allowed one fraudulent paper to reshape global vaccine trust — because individual villainy alone doesn't explain how this much damage was done, or how to prevent it from happening again.

In this vaccine safety episode, Heather describes how Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent science cost the world the elimination of measles and hurt children. With evidence to back it up, she goes into detail on what he did and how he still manipulates parents fears to make money. Marked explicit for limited and mild profanity.

All citations linked in the blog post at infectiousdose.com