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Why you (hopefully) won’t hear claims that the MMR vaccine protects against autism

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: September 7, 2011
Category: Autism, Vaccines | Tagged causation, CDC, correlation, Matt Carey, MMR, New Jersey | 9 Comments

Running the numbers: US vaccination rates up ever so slightly; New Jersey way below national average

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: September 1, 2011
Category: Public health, Vaccines | Tagged CDC, measles, MMR, Montana, New Jersey, United States | 8 Comments
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