It should be noted that the fellow who's "research" is consistently cited when linking autism to vaccination was actually producing his own, competing, vaccines and that research has been thoroughly debunked... over and over and over again.
Seriously the guy got caught fudging his numbers simply to be the one making the big vaccination bucks... and IIRC his round of vaccines were substandard and not fit for release into the public.
That is not to say one should not be wary when taking medication of ANY kind (including "natural" or "holistic" remedies) and there certainly is a major issue with a medical system based on profit rather than benevolance but this is how things are done in a capitalist society. Capitalism gets things done but it has it's flaws. It is up to the consumer (in this case the patient or their caregivers) to PROPERLY research and weigh the pros and cons of the product.
We have recently seen a resurgence of measles here in Canada and one of the larger outbreaks has been directly linked to an anti-vaccination community in Quebec. Those one in a million horror stories are indeed tragic but the diseases they fight used to KILL and/or MAIM easily in the millions regularly. Herd immunity is crucial.
Anyway, this is not intended to offend or demean. I just care about you guys and don't want to see anyone or their loved ones get sick based on a charlatan who was himself trying to promote his own, for profit, vaccinations.
Good health to you and yours.