On one side of the field, we have Hollywood starlets, activist-parents of autistic children, and a rash of opportunistic politicians – all lining up to condemn the nation’s immunization program for young children. Over the last decade, this fervent coalition has convinced more and more parents that routine childhood injections against diseases like measles and mumps are causing autism and should be avoided at all costs. As a result, child vaccination rates are declining and infectious outbreaks are increasing at an alarming pace.