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Seth Mnookin looks at the fradulant 1998 study by British researcher Andrew Wakefield linking childhood vaccinations to autism. 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 a troubling development. Mr. Mnookin also argues that this focus on vaccinations has diverted money away from important autism research. He spoke at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.