U.K. Bans Doctor Who Linked Autism to Vaccine

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... ions_world

Makes you wonder who else in the autism circus is guilty of serious professional misconduct. This guy is most definitely not the only one.

Silly me thought you meant "Doctor Who" as in The Doctor.

^ Had me going too

I think it's pretty common in the world of research for people to fudge the truth in order to get fame and fortune. But I guess they went after him because they want everybody to trust this vaccine.

You too?

Me too (technically four?). I read "UK Bans Doctor Who" and my heart skipped a beat. That would break my heart.

Yes; the anti-vax issue has become dangerous over the past few years--if it weren't, they probably would've left the man alone. It's just that you can't play around with diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of kids every year, cause sterility and congenital illness, and generally mess up people's health. When people refuse vaccination, the danger rises, and it's no wonder they are trying to keep tabs on this public health issue.

Still a risk for taking a vaccine though, even if it's remote compared to the diseases they prevent. But yeah, majority compared to the minority and all.

For example, I had a very bad reaction to the MMR as a toddler (whatever the age is when they first gave it around 30 years ago); probably fatal if I was given it again. It didn't stop me from getting measles either later on in life. A waste of time, and nearly fatal in my case. Subjectively, the MMR vaccine sucks in my case.

There's always exceptions.

I had a tetanus needle the other month, no problems.

That's five of us then who thought our favourite timelord was dead.