• Natural Parenting

    Vaccines, By The Numbers

    I know that this post will get a lot of attention, and not all of it positive. The last time I wrote about vaccines—when Jenny McCarthy joined “The View”—it sparked a serious debate in the comments section. But given the recent news of a New York City measles outbreak linked to so-called “anti-vaxxers,” I decided to break vaccines down by the numbers, as part of an month’s infographic-driven series. The facts are below, but here are three that I didn’t add: In 2013, the Journal of Pediatrics found no connection between vaccines and autism. In 2011, the Institute of Medicine found no connection between vaccines and autism. In 2010, Andrew…