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Friday, March 7th, 2008Vaccine case draws new attention to autism debate
CNN.com
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — The parents of a 9-year-old girl with autism said Thursday that their assertion that her illness was caused by childhood vaccines has been vindicated by the federal government’s decision to compensate them.
“We are very pleased with the government’s decision,” Hannah Poling’s father, Dr. Jon […]
Mac Weighs In
Saturday, March 1st, 2008John McCain Enters the Autism Wars
ABCNews.com
At a town hall meeting Friday in Texas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that “there’s strong evidence” that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S. — a position in stark contrast with the view of […]