We asked you about the retracted link between autism and vaccines.
Since the postulated link between the vaccine and autism was published back in 1998, opposition to using the MMR vaccine has grown out of control, with less parents vaccinating their kids. Too bad the public was misled for so long, increasing the risk of outbreaks of terrible diseases (as the recent measles outbreak in San Diego). -- Kim
This report is great news for the health of children in our community. The more kids are vaccinated against diseases, the fewer dangerous -- and sometimes deadly -- outbreaks will strike. -- Jake
It's clear that vaccines do not cause autism since autism symptoms have been around for at least 80 years (I had an autistic aunt, detected at age 8 in the 1930s.)
However, I'd like to see a study to determine if vaccines tend to expose autistic tendencies that already exist (which is what Jenny McCarthy said, if you listen to her: "trigger autism".) -- Rob
