and i think in the wakefield, i think that is what could have been done with the wakefield study. the study could have been, why is it that someone is saying this and not that there is a 50% chance that it is true? yes? >> i apologize because i bought your book and i haven't read it yet. >> what do you mean apologize? >> as a story did you really find that the story starts in 1998 or did it traced back further to other episodes around medical science, you know including 1976? >> yeah, yeah, right. so the question was, did i feel like this debate started in 1998 with the wakefield paper, all or did it go back further and the reference was to the 1976 effort by gerald ford to do a swine flu immunization campaign that was a debacle for a number of reasons. this specific fear about autism started here, but i think your point is absolutely correct, that there have encyclical scares about vaccines as long as there have been vaccines. most of the time what has happened is when a disease is endemic in a society, everyone wants the vaccine and then when a vaccine is effective, people then

, yeah, i think that's what could have been done right off the bat with the big wakefield study. the study could have been why is it that someone is saying this and not that there's a 50% chance that this is true. yes? >> i apologize because i just bought the book this morning and vice president read it. >> what do you mean you apologize? [laughter] >> as a historian, did you really find this story starts in 1998 or is it traced back further to other episodes around vaccines or medical science, you know, including 1976 with the flu? >> right, right. so the question was did i feel like this debate started in 1998 with the wakefield paper or did it go back further and the reference was two 18976 -- 1976 effort by president ford on the swine flu. this specific fear about autism started here, but i think your point is absolutely correct that there has been cyclical scares about vaccines as long as there's been vaccines. most of the time what happens when a disease is epidemic in a society, everybody wants the vaccine, and when it's effective, people then start to, people then start t

the wakefield report has led to a movement in the u.s. fueled by celebrities like oprah winfrey and jenny mccarthy to stop vaccinating children which mr. mnookin says is aou

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hassan grew up in arlington, went to wakefield high school and later moved to roanoke. in 2004, abdul al moodie from falls church, virginia, was convicted on three charges of conspiring to senate the crown prince abdullah. in 2003, a northern virginia resident and the islamic saidia academy 1999 valedictorian was arrested in saudi arabia and convicted of conspiracy to commit terrorism including a plot to assassinate president bush. he was sentenced to life in pris yochblt one cannot overlook the prime role an american citizen played in northern virginia during his time preaching at a mosque in falls church, virginia. this is particularly noteworthy begin his recruitment of the ft. hood shooter, the christmas day bomber and the times square bomber. some experts say the internet is the conduit to radical voices to corrupt minds while others say it is the important importation of radical terrorism. others temperature to stifle debate and obstruct cooperation with law enforcement. in june 2009, i spoke on the house floor in great detail laying out my concern about care and

that's why i went to a school until wakefield, virginia, with president obama this week. the president and i not only saw children learning, we saw the future of your people and the future of your prosperity as well. australians are deeply grateful to your greatest generation for their mighty deeds. this week i have seen a new generation of americans. i genuinely believe they can be greater still. achieving prosperity while sharing its benefits requires farsighted educational reform. in the same way achieving growth while caring for our climate requires farsighted economic reform. breaking the link between economic growth and emissionings growth is a difficult challenge for our economies, and we conal -- can only achieve it by working together. our cooperation in key international forum and research and development is making an important contribution. we must work together to acheeve an his tork transition -- historic transition to high technology, high skills, clean energy economy. shared values are the basis of our security alliance, and shared values are the basis of o