In 1998, a team of scientists reported in the distinguished medical journal the Lancet that they had found a positive correlation between autism and the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine. Boom—the announcement generated enormous fear and put scientists, physicians, and parents at the top of the pyramid with this decision: Should we stop vaccinating children? Thousands of parents stepped off in the direction of “yes,” relieved that they now knew the reason for their children’s autism or reassured that they had a way to prevent it. Six years later, ten of the thirteen scientists involved in
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