http://disqus.com/people/131bbd88f9e6f30cf0a9fdc2d8b63012/enWed, 18 Jun 2008 11:48:03 -0000http://washingtonindependent.disqus.com/celebs_rally_for_vaccine_reform/#comment-1790036The parents may be on to something, but does anyone have an explanation as to why, though millions of kids are vaccinated annually, we only see a handful of cases of autism? If there were a direct connection between the vaccine and the disorder, autism would be epidemic, no?<br><br><br><br>My heart goes out to these parents and I know if God forbid something terrible happened to my child, I would want to blame someone/something so I didn't go crazy. But surely there has to be a way to refine the association more accurately. For example, what about countries where children are not routinely vaccinated? Is there autism in those countries? If not, the parents may be right. But if autism exists in places with no vaccines, they have a harder case to make.<br><br><br><br>Conversely, are there highly-vaccinated places with little or no autism?joannegmurphyWed, 18 Jun 2008 11:48:03 -0000