Every time I bring up the issue of vaccines being linked to autism to an MD or hear it brought up in the media the idea is immediately dismissed. It’s like they’ve been zombie zapped by the AMA to tow the line on these vaccines.
The lack of evidence linking vaccines to autism has nothing to do with the AMA and everything to do with reputable study after study showing no connection. Of course that’s not what the followers of anti-vaccine/conspiracy websites want to hear.
How much harm has people like Wakefield done? That will never be known but the prevention of harm from disease by vaccines is well known and should be praised.