▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Lanc et , ▁and ▁is ▁bar red ▁from ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁CD C , ▁the ▁I OM ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Australia ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁have ▁all ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁M MR ▁v acc ine ▁and ▁aut ism . ▁A ▁C och rane ▁review ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁cred ible ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁M MR ▁v acc ine ▁and ▁aut ism , ▁that ▁M MR ▁has ▁prevent ed ▁dise ases ▁that ▁still ▁carry ▁a ▁heavy ▁bur den ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁comp lications , ▁that ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁confidence ▁in ▁M MR ▁has ▁dam aged ▁public ▁health , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁reporting ▁of ▁safety ▁out comes ▁in ▁M MR ▁v acc ine ▁studies ▁are ▁largely ▁in ade qu ate . ▁Add itional ▁reviews ▁agree , ▁with ▁studies ▁finding ▁that ▁v acc ines ▁are ▁not ▁linked ▁to ▁aut ism ▁even ▁in ▁high ▁risk ▁populations ▁with ▁aut istic ▁sib lings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁W ake field ▁had ▁manip ulated ▁patient ▁data ▁and ▁mis report ed ▁results ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁paper , ▁creating ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁link ▁with ▁aut ism . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁described ▁how ▁the ▁data ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁had ▁been ▁f als ified ▁by ▁W ake field