the message. without a doubt in my mind i believe vaccinations triggered evan s autism. you know, environmental toxins play a role. viruses play a role. those are all triggers. but vaccines play the largest role right now and something needs to be done. we re a very intelligent group of people that understand vaccines save lives. but we re also saying that vaccines are sometimes harmful to some kids. well, lawmakers latched on to the researcher, congressman dan burton who believed his grandson s autism was caused by vaccines. we ve had testimony before my committee who are certain the mercury. the mercury was removed in 2001 yet autism rates have continued to climb. representative murton made those remarks in 2008 and by then wakefield s study first published in 1998 had come under heavy fire in the scientific
vaccines is the mercury. the mercury was removed in 2001 yet autism rates have continued to climb. representative murton made those remarks in 2008 and by then wakefield s study first published in 1998 had come under heavy fire in the scientific community. in 2004, ten of wakefield s 12 co-authors removed their names from the paper. last year the lancet cited numerous problems and conflicts of interest. a few months later, wakefield lost his license to practice medicine in the uk, it was taken away from him. and now tonight the medical journal bmj is calls his study more than just bad science, its editors say it is, quote, an elaborate fraud that has done long-lasting damage to the public s health. they re talking about the fact a lot of parents stopped evacuate nating their children both in england and in the united states. in recent years, measles outbreaks in california, illinois, new york, wisconsin, last year in california, more cases of whooping cough than in
celebrity jenny mccarthy whose son was diagnosed with the disorder as used wakefield s research as ammunition to spread the message. without a doubt in my mind i believe vaccinations triggered evan s autism. you know, environmental toxins play a role. viruses play a role. those are all triggers. but vaccines play the largest role right now and something needs to be done. we re a very intelligent group of people that understand vaccines save lives. but we re also saying that vaccines are sometimes harmful to some kids. well, lawmakers latched on to the researcher, congressman dan burton who believed his grandson s autism was caused by vaccines. we ve had testimony before my committee who are certain the mercury. the mercury was removed in 2001 yet autism rates have continued to climb. representative murton made those