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.

In an article appearing recently in WIRED magazine, Amy Wallace quickly heard the wrath of many parents whose belief that vaccinations caused their child's autism. With the internet age and the wealth of information at our fingertips, anyone can deem themselves an expert.

Dr Nancy Snyderman discusses the controversy surrounding many parents refusal to vaccinate their children with the H1N1 vaccine, and the hysteria believed my many that vaccines are linked to autism. She goes as far as to call some parents "crazy".

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.

Thimerosal will be an ingredient included in batches of the flu vaccine available later this fall. There will also be a thimerosal free version of the vaccination as well.

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.

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.

With measles cases at a recent all time high, a study released today by Dr. W. Ian Lipkin and other researchers at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons alleges that their findings prove that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism.