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Antivax ad nauseum

Vaccines do not cause autism, despite antivax nonsense. Protect our children from serious public health consequences.

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Well, I suppose I asked for it. I wrote a thoughtful, cited, linked, and clear post on how vaccines are unrelated to autism (as well as in an update), and got a flock of antivax nonsense in the comments in return. I'll preface any details to say that there has been a lot of support for my post, especially from Orac, who knows a thing or two on this, and I thank everyone who replied -- on either side of this issue -- who did so politely and reasonably. I did get some interesting emails as well from parents of autistic children, and again I thank them and send them my best hopes and support. But then I get email like the following (in italics below) with my comments interspersed (in normal print); it is reproduced in full but with the author's name and email address left out to prevent ...

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