Viterbo’s Dr. Mayne on measles outbreak and autism conspiracy

Viterbo immunologist, Dr. Chris Mayne, in the WIZM studio discussing the measles outbreak happening in the U.S. right now, and the origins of the conspiracy linking vaccines to autism. 

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Mayne, an associate professor of biology at Viterbo, says the measles is the most contagious virus known to man, and talks of how the MMR vaccine nearly eliminated it. 

He also breaks down Andrew Wakefield’s 12-child, illegal study and how he tried to link autism to the measles portion of the vaccine, basically to get rich.