Vaccine Scare Shows How Emotions Can Trump Facts

By Nadja Popovich Yesterday, the medical journal the Lancet retracted a 12-year-old paper by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, which helped fan a scare about vaccines and autism. The idea that vaccines could make kids sick elicits a very emotional response in many Read More...

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Posted Feb 03 2010, 12:25 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News
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