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The Lancet
Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a research paper in British medical journal The Lancet that suggests the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine may cause autism.
This is significant because it starts the war on if you should get your children vaccined or not. -
Removal of Thimerosal
The U.S. government calls for the removal or reduction of thimerosal from vaccines to avoid any possibility of babies being exposed to more than is recommended.
This is significant because itwas supposed to prevent kids from getting autism from vaccines -
SafeMinds
A group led by parents called SafeMinds was launched to promote the theory that thimerosal casues Autism
This is significant because they are trying to get more and more people not to vaccinate children -
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy
The celebrity couple Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy lead a "Green our Vaccines" march and rally in Washington, D.C. The couple hoped to raise awareness of the dangers of childhood vaccinations and the link they believe it has to autism and other diseases.
This is significant because it could've changes thousands of peoples minds about vaccinations -
Can't file lawsuits on vaccines
A federal appeals court upholds the ruling made by a special vaccine court that vaccines are not to blame for autism.
This is significant because people can no longer file a lawsuit on vaccines.
