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COMPLETE COVERAGE: The autism-vaccine debate

The debate over a possible link between vaccines and autism heated up this past week after a prominent UK journal retracted a study suggesting a common thread between the two.

Dr. Andrew Wakefield, center, stands with his wife

Photo credit: Getty Images | Dr. Andrew Wakefield, center, stands with his wife Carmel as he talks to reporters at the General Medical Council (GMC) in London, England. Wakefield was the first clinician to suggest a link between autism in children and the triple vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella known as MMR. (Jan. 28, 2010)