At the breakfast table this morning this subject came up, so I decided to put together this collection. It did not take long:

• AntiAntiVax: The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination. A summary of the real medical evidence.
• Why do media report ‘the other side’ of scientific fact? by haddayr
• 5 Things The Media Loves Pretending Are News.
• An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All
• Jenny McCarthy: spreading more dangerous misinformation
• Why Does the Vaccine/Autism Controversy Live On?”

This is not an academic issue for me and mia_mcdavid.

Also, I have a big personal issue with the idea that anecdotes and media fluff are the same as real science: Back in the ’90’s somebody who followed that stuff once suggested that I had abused my children.