Facts of the Matter: Discredited Vaccine Study Reverberates 27 Years Later | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Facts of the Matter: Discredited vaccine study reverberates 27 years later | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

In 1998, a paper appeared in the respected medical journal The Lancet that sent shock waves through the public health world. The paper suggested a link between the MMR vaccine — measles, mumps and rubella — and autism. Parents were alarmed, vaccination rates dropped and outbreaks of measles surged.

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Wisconsin, Once a Leader in Childhood Vaccinations, now a Leader in Vaccine Skepticism - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper

Personal conviction waivers have increased by four times over the past 30 years By Tom Kertscher Wisconsin Watch This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. It was made possible by donors like you. The percentage of Wisconsin schoolchildren not receiving state-mandated vaccinations because of their parents’ personal beliefs […] The post Wisconsin, Once a Leader in Childhood Vaccinations…