"False Alarm about Vaccines and Autism..."
I haven't followed Dr. Paul Offit's career, but I do know where he stands where vaccines and autism are concerned. I also know that his latest book, False Prophets , refutes any connection between autism and vaccines. TODAY talked about Offit's book in today 's Health (no pun intended). In the prologue, Offit states, Since the late 1990s, many studies have shown that the rates of autism are the same in vaccinated and unvaccinated children. This bit o' info isn't anything new to me, but what I did find ridiculous is the fact that people have taken to threatening not only his life but the lives of his family as well. When Offit appeared on MSNBC for a congressional hearing, he was asked if he had vaccinated his own children. He stated, "yes" and offered up their names and ages. During one of the breaks, Congressman Tierney pulled him aside and said, “Never,” he said, breathlessly, “never mention the names of your own children in front of a group like...