Study says no link between MMR vaccine and autism

I found this article on CNN.com today, and it reports on a major study that shows no link between autism and the MMR vaccine. I have been interested in this particular topic once I started hearing that many parents are now deciding not to vaccinate their children due to fears of their child developing autism. That sort of decision seems very irresponsible to me, given that the evidence supporting a link between the vaccine and autism has always been tenuous at best, and also considering the public health risks that infectious diseases like the measles pose to this country's health care system.

Of course, this will not end the debate, as it is only one study, but hopefully more scholarship of this nature will emerge, and put people's concerns about the MMR vaccine to rest.