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I just want to scream. Vaccines have been used for over a hundred years, with some adverse effects, yes. However, do you really want to take the chance of your child getting polio or diptheria? I didn't, so I got my daughter immunized. I do worry that unimmunized children pose a threat to my daughter, though.

CBS News did a (non-)news story last night about the alleged vaccines-autism link. Medical studies in the U.S. and abroad have shown no evidence of a link between vaccines and autism. But now we have a Kennedy blowhard spouting off about the issue.

Autism is a terrible affliction, and I sympathize with the families whose children suffer from it. California studies the outbreak of cases in its state, but I wonder if they study the environmental factors and the familial genetic factors as well.

This story was definitely NOT news, and that was obvious: Kennedy said that no regular newspaper or magazine would touch his op-ed article. Only Salon.com would publish the piece.

Make an informed decision about vaccines, but realize that if you choose not to vaccinate your child, you are not only putting him or her at risk, you're putting the rest of us at risk as well.