My WND Technocracy column addresses the myth of vaccine-caused autism once more, in light of the recent retraction by Lancet:

The irony is that Ms. Cournoyer and her fellow conspiracy theorists have never been more wrong than they are today. Lancet, the medical journal responsible for first promulgating this unsupported link between vaccines and autism, last week retracted the long-discredited 1998 study at the myth’s root. The damage caused by Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s unethical behavior, however, has been done. This latest nail in the coffin of “vaccine-caused autism” will be ignored, as has every other study disproving this connection.

Increased outbreaks of preventable childhood diseases will continue to rise accordingly.  The purpose of vaccines is to encourage a “herd immunity” that creates a hostile climate for a given disease.  Releasing into a vaccinated population a sub-population of unvaccinated individuals helps those diseases take root once more.  Once established, they are more likely to mutate, endangering the entire community.

The irresponsible parents who harm their own children – and their neighbors’ kids – through this negligence will continue to do so regardless of the truth. We must conclude they care more about their opinions than they do about facts.

Read the full column here at WorldNetDaily.