The reason that I posted my comments was that I think we may have forgotten the original reasons that these vaccination programs were adopted. Deafness is one of the mildest symptoms of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (which I didn't realize). CRS can lead to profound retardation as well as stillbirth (the first link of the two in my previous post describes what can happen). While I think it is important to determine if the increasing incidence of autism is related to vaccination or the mercury preservatives in vaccines, it is also important to remember that the vaccines have substantially reduced or virtually eliminated the risk of many diseases that were literally feared 30-40 years ago. (And it amazes me that we are not very far removed from those times.)
First of all, let me point out that I am not very far removed from "those years" and we weren't quivering in fear over these diseases. The children were vaccivated One Shot at a Time! Not inundated with triple and quadruple doses. That is all anyone is asking. Space the shots!
As far as German Measles is concerned -- it is the moms you need to worry about. You could produce the same effect by vaccinating high schoolers or kids in elementary school, rather than small children. Or just women, since the deleterious effects are produced in the womb.