Ask an Amateur Scientist: Vaccines and Autism

It's a different kind of Ask an Amateur Scientist column this week over at PinkRaygun.com. In an effort to spread the word about how vaccines don't cause autism in children (or anyone else, for that matter), I make a plea for everyone to pick up the latest issue of The Skeptical Inquirer and read Dr. Steven Novella's cover story on the issue. It's time to put this myth to rest before hysterical parents following the paranoid advice of former Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy and the rabid anti-vaccination movement create a serious health risk. Read all about it here.