The true scandal was the championing of the original story by the UK and worldwide media. If it had been reported responsibly and not sensationalised hardly anyone would have heard about the supposed link between vaccines and autism - read Ben Goldacre for a good discussion - <a href="http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax" rel="nofollow">http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax</a>.