Countering antivaxxers

Antivaxxers are a major public health threat. These are misguided people -- generally good-hearted but still mistaken -- who think that vaccinations can cause autism in children. This is despite a raft full of evidence showing no connection whatsoever. Basically, antivaxxers resort to anecdotes, misinterpreting data, and an appeal to emotions to make their case. They also have a lot of support by celebrities, sadly. Jenny McCarthy is a vocal antivaxxer, and she's roped her boyfriend, Jim Carrey, into this as well. They had a big fund raiser for their nonsense recently, and I have to bite my tongue very strenuously to avoid an ad hominem here, but I'll say that Britney Spears and Charlie Sheen attended. On the other hand, I was very pleased to see the video below at The SkeptTick's site. It shows actor Amanda Peet talking about this topic for Cookie magazine (a parenting mag), and ...