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Should vaccinations be compulsory?

Yes.
47% (106 votes)
No.
38% (86 votes)
Maybe.
15% (33 votes)
Total votes: 225
Vaccination

Paper linking vaccine to autism retracted

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Medical journal The Lancet has withdrawn a 1998 study linking autism with inoculation against three childhood illnesses, a paper that caused an uproar and an enduring backlash against vaccination.


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