I have actually had several nurses and doctors mention the correlation between the preservative in my daughters immunizations and her developmental delays. I just can't see discounting these comments made by multiple health care professionals in several different hospitals as being nonsense just because someone on the news says differently. Who pays the salaries of the reporters and networks that broadcast the news? All those pharmaceutical companies right? I don't believe that the episode drawing the same correlations that MANY doctors do can be considered irresponsible. I beleive it is actually quite brave of them to stand up to the criticism of the A.A.P. Not to mention risking the possible loss of revenue triggered by the unpopular views illustrated in this episode.

Actually you can still find mercury in the vaccines if you look at the packaging at the doctors make sure there is no thimerosal in the shot. If there is it will convert into mercury in your system. Studies have shown that autistic children who did recieve the vaccination with mercury get hair analysis and there is no trace of mercury in the hair. Which means all the mercury is staying in the body and the child is having a hard time releasing the mercury and that is why they have reactions. and ever wonder why they finally "claimed" they took the mercury out...if they can "prove" it does no harm??

It is not a myth that vaccines cause autism. It is a fact.

The myth is that they stopped using mercury in vaccines. They did not. They reduced it and increased aluminum which enhances the toxicity. I know because I had them tested.

Thank you ABC for standing strong.

I applaud ABC for standing up and putting this show on. It hasn't been disproven that vaccines don't cause autism, and it certainly has been proven that vaccines DO in fact cause harm in some cases. They aren't free from sideffects as many would like to believe.

I'm sure ABC will feel the financial effects. About halfway thru the show I noticed that I didn't see the Lunesta, and RLS, and ambien, etc commercials at the same frequency they're usually on when I turn on the TV.

Autism has many causes i'm sure. Just like a broken arm or diabetes. It's a set of symptoms that have many causes. Autism has a lot of nuerologic facets to it, and mercury is one of the most potent neurotoxins known to man, why would I believe they're safe by any stretch of the imagination. Take it out.

For those arguing that there hasn't been a change in rates since they've taken out Thimerisol, I question whether or not they have. First off, when small pox was shelved in the 60's, they saved ALL of their doses. When bioterrisom was a scare they said they could unshelve all those doses made 40-50 years ago (thanks to preservatives like mercury) and divide them to have enough to vaccinate our entire nation if need be. Do you really think they are throwing away vaccines already on shelves made with mercury??????

2nd, the shot in question was a flu shot, which still do contain mercury.

Either way, there's lots of info on both sides of the story, for a group to try and censor it reminds me of Nazi Germany. In case you think a group like this would never back something dangerous. the AMA used to publish reports and back them in JAMA that smoking was actually good for you. Don't believe me, do a search.

I can't believe people still buy the ridiculous, completely not based in fact, myth that vaccines cause autism. You want some truth? The infections prevented by vaccines, like Hib and Hepatitis and a host of others, not to mention the new HPV vaccine, are fact and they can actually kill you. Like, not theoretically, but in real life. I think it's ABC's right to air this show, but it's also totally irresponsible. The above analogy about HIV is spot on.

Thanks to AAP, now I'm going to watch this show. They're getting the exact opposite effect with what they're trying to do! Thank you!

get the fuck over it people
its only a tv show
worry about your own life

I say good for them. If you're stupid enough to believe what you see on TV, maybe the gene pool doesn't need you.

Oh Good Gracious! Anyone who believes everything they see on tv, especially nighttime soaps, needs to get a life.

John Edwards made millions and put lots of good doctors out of work perpetuating this myth about autism and vaccines.