Appearing in today's London Times Online an article citing unethical research practices by Dr. Andrew Wakefield has led to him being found guilty by General Medical Council noted. Many in the autism community disagree, standing behind his research and calling for further tests on vaccine safety.

Fearful of liability and possibly consequences, some doctors may refuse to treat children that forgo vaccinations. ABCNews recently told the story of Catherine Echan and what she experienced with her pediatrician after she sought to let her newborn go unvaccinated. Echan has an older son on the autism spectrum.

NBC Dateline will be airing an episode on the heated debate surrounding vaccines. Included in the lineup the evening of 30th of August will be Dr. Andrew Wakefield.

A recent finding that seems to be well timed with the upcoming Swine Flu vaccinations later this fall speculates that mental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia are a result of maternal flu infection during pregnancy.

Pharmaceutical makers of the Swine Flu vaccine and government officials will be protected from lawsuits stemming from what may be a mandatory vaccination later this year.

The debate over autism and vaccines will undoubtedly be around for a very long time. Deborah Kotz, Senior writer for U.S. News & World Report admittedly paid little attention to vaccinations until her daughter was to receive the Gardasil shot. This made her step back and review a bit more than she had in the past, leading to a roundtable discussion with the American Academy of Pediatrics

Could vaccines really be the problem after all? Some groups remain strong in this belief. The SPCI or Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute note that years ago vaccine makers switch vaccines from containing animal cells to aborted human fetal cells. It is there belief that this switch lines up nicely with the spike in autism diagnoses in the US and UK.

If Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has her organization's way, mandatory vaccinations for the swine flu may be a possibility at your child's school next fall. She is urging school superintendents to prepare themselves for that possibility in preparation for the beginning of flu season later this year.

In an effort to discover the origin of autism, researchers will soon be conducting one of the largest studies ever. The study will observe 1,200 pregnant women, all of whom already have at least one child with autism. Investigators will monitor the pregnancies of these mothers and the first 3 years of their newborn's life.