Hillary Clinton Wanted To Investigate Link Between Autism And Vaccinations

The Daily Caller reports:

As a U.S. senator and presidential candidate in 2008, Hillary Clinton expressed support for the theory that childhood vaccinations contribute to autism, writing in a campaign questionnaire that she was “committed” to finding the causes of autism, including “possible environmental causes like vaccines.”

Childhood vaccinations became a political issue on Monday after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was roundly criticized for telling reporters, “It’s more important what you think as a parent than what you think as a public official.”

“So that’s the balance that the government has to decide,” Christie continued, adding that, “Not every vaccine is created equal, and not every disease type is as great a public-health threat as others.”

The subject of childhood vaccinations and the activist groups who oppose the safeguard — so-called anti-vaxxers — has come to the fore amid an outbreak of measles in the U.S.

Just a reminder.