Vaccine expert talks to legislators, 9NEWS

5:47 PM, Mar 10, 2011   |    comments
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DENVER - When Seth Mnookin gets up to start his day, there's a better than average chance he's going to have a dozen or so angry e-mails in his inbox.

The author of "The Panic Virus" gets it.

"This is a very emotional issue," he said.

He says he remains undeterred. People who spend a good chunk of their time worrying about the side effects of childhood vaccinations spend too much time worrying, he says.

"There's not a link between autism and vaccines," he said.

That's not all he talks about. On Thursday, he was summoned to speak to a group of Colorado legislators.

We also asked Mnookin a number of your questions (offered to us over our Facebook page). You can see his answers in the video attached to this story.

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