Do vaccines cause autism? Jenny McCarthy thinks so. She thinks her “mommy instincts” are more reliable than science. For those of us who think science is a better guide to knowledge than the instincts of celebrities, the evidence is in. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Vaccines are safe: far safer than not vaccinating.
The whole idea was a “manufactoversy” – a manufactured controversy based on junk science and perpetrated by unscrupulous researchers and irresponsible media reports. So many parents have been frightened into rejecting or delaying vaccines that vaccine-preventable diseases are staging a comeback, and our public health is endangered. How did this happen?
For the whole sordid story with shocking revelations, please see http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/09-06-03