In an age where there is a world of information at our fingertips 24/7, from a variety of sources, with different views and opinions , it can be difficult to ascertain what information is reliable, true and relevant. The importance of reliable and correct information is especially important for parents making decisions on behalf of their children, especially when it comes to health. One issue in particular is increasingly the subject of heated debate between opposing sides; the MMR vaccine causes autism. Numerous scientific studies demonstrate that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism (Coalition, 2013), Wakefield's original 1998 study which claimed to have found a casual link has been retracted, as the community suffers the effects of anti-vaccination in the community, due to community fear, originating from exaggerated news appearing in the media ("A case of junk science, aware and understanding", 2008). Contrary to the theories of anti-vaccination groups, there is no link between Vaccine MMR and autism. Indeed; Between June 3, 2007 and May 24, 2014, there were 133,473 cases of preventable diseases, 1,392 preventable deaths, and 0 diagnosed cases of autism scientifically linked to vaccinations (“Anti-Vaccine Body Count”). There are 23 articles endorsed by the American Immunization Action Coalition alone, denying any relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism (The MMR vaccine does not cause autism. Look at the evidence!) (Coalition, 2013). Professor Brent Taylor (Taylor et al., 1999) conducted a study on 498 children with autism in 1999. Using the clinical series method, the study assessed risk and short-term effects (a period of 6 months) after receiving the MMR vaccine. vaccine, ass...... middle of paper......article-2352740/Father-died-measles-South-Wales-outbreak-inoculated-disease-child.htmlSpier, R. E. (2001). Risk perception of adverse vaccine events: a historical perspective. Vaccine, 20, Supplement 1(0), S78-S84. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0264-410X(01)00306-1Taylor, B., Miller, E., Farrington, C., Petropoulos, M.-C., Favot-Mayaud, I ., Li, J. and Waight, Pennsylvania (1999). Autism and measles, mumps and rubella vaccine: no epidemiological evidence for a causal association. The Lancet, 353(9169), 2026-2029. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01239-8)Wakefield, A.J., Murch, S.H., Anthony, A., Linnell, J., Casson, D.M., Malik, M., . . . Walker-Smith, J. A. (1998). RETRACTED: ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, nonspecific colitis and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet, 351(9103), 637-641. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(97)11096-0