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Another report, from the Center for Disease Control in 2019, shows New Jersey about at the median.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/schoolvaxview/data-reports/coverage-trend/index.html</ref>

Another report, from the Center for Disease Control in 2019, shows New Jersey about at the median.<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/schoolvaxview/data-reports/coverage-trend/index.html</ref>

Speculation on the possible correlation between the MMR vaccine and autism seems to have been largely triggered by the work of Dr. Andrew Wakefield.  This research has been discredited,<ref>https://healthland.time.com/2012/01/13/great-science-frauds/slide/andrew-wakefield/</ref> in large part because of fraud in selecting test subject (his study only consisted of 12 children) and reporting the results, and because he was a paid consultant to attorneys representing parents who believed their children had been harmed by vaccines. It should also be noted that Dr. Wakefield was attempting to create a competing vaccine at the time, which could explain his allegations.<ref>https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/1/1761317/-It-s-been-20-years-since-Andrew-Wakefield-s-vaccine-causes-autism-study-it-s-still-fraudulent</ref>

Speculation on the possible correlation between the MMR vaccine and autism seems to have been largely triggered by the work of [[Andrew Wakefield|Dr. Andrew Wakefield]].  This research has been discredited,<ref>https://healthland.time.com/2012/01/13/great-science-frauds/slide/andrew-wakefield/</ref> in large part because of fraud in selecting test subject (his study only consisted of 12 children) and reporting the results, and because he was a paid consultant to attorneys representing parents who believed their children had been harmed by vaccines. It should also be noted that Dr. Wakefield was attempting to create a competing vaccine at the time, which could explain his allegations.<ref>https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/1/1761317/-It-s-been-20-years-since-Andrew-Wakefield-s-vaccine-causes-autism-study-it-s-still-fraudulent</ref>

Since the late 1980s, when [[Big Pharma]] received special liability protection for vaccination, the number of vaccines given to young children has more than tripled, coinciding with a sharp rise in autism and other health problems.<ref>https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local-lawmaker-doctor-injected-into-vaccination-controversy/article_00387379-a162-5392-a376-893a02525d79.html</ref>

Since the late 1980s, when [[Big Pharma]] received special liability protection for vaccination, the number of vaccines given to young children has more than tripled, coinciding with a sharp rise in autism and other health problems.<ref>https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local-lawmaker-doctor-injected-into-vaccination-controversy/article_00387379-a162-5392-a376-893a02525d79.html</ref>