I refer to Dawn’s comment that she believes we should make an informed decision based on our own research.

I could not agree more with this statement but I hardly believe reading one article would qualify as research, especially when the sole author of the article owns a company that offers a computer program that just by staring at a picture for 15 minutes can diagnose just about every ailment known to humankind.

If people would like a reference point for doing their own research on the alleged link between autism and vaccines, I suggest they start with looking up Andrew Wakefield.

It was his study in 1998 that got the whole ball rolling.

Don’t take my word for it that he is awaiting disciplinary action after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the British Medical Council for dishonest research.

Subsequent studies have never been able to replicate his findings, but I guess they were not paid several hundred pounds by some lawyers wanting to find a link between autism and vaccinations.

— DAVID ROSEWARNE,

Lavington