The journalist who wrote the articles says Wakefield should face criminal charges . He says his work has been ` ` grossly distorted '' British magazine BMJ accuses Wakefield of taking credit for his 1998 paper . `` This is an attempt to whitewash , once and for all , the notion that vaccines cause autism . '' The paper was retracted and Wakefield lost his license in England .
The journalist who wrote the articles says Wakefield should face criminal charges . He says his work has been ` ` grossly distorted '' British magazine BMJ accuses Wakefield of taking credit for his 1998 paper . The paper was retracted and Wakefield lost his license in England .