We Are Vaxxed promotes the ideas of Andrew Wakefield who wrongly linked autism with the MMR vaccine

A group linked to Andrew Wakefield, the disgraced former doctor who wrongly linked autism with the MMR vaccine, will travel to Ireland next month to launch a campaign aimed at Irish parents.

Public health campaigners have warned that the anti-vaccination movement is growing in Ireland and children will be left at risk if a counter-campaign is not undertaken.

We Are Vaxxed travels around the United States promoting Mr Wakefield’s ideas and screening a documentary — called Vaxxed — in which he claims that data vindicating his debunked arguments has been covered up by the US authorities.

The group has announced that it will arrive in Ireland in late April to interview mothers of autistic children who believe their diagnosis is a result of the MMR