Pharyngula discusses the latest antics of disgraced Andrew Wakefield:
I just gotta post this again from 2010 that explains the background behind the fall of Wakefield and the problems of scientific illiteracy in the media:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2012
Science-Based Medicine has a rather comprehensive article regarding Andrew Wakefield and the fraud of the MMR vaccine scare:
Other background information here from May 2010:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
Andrew Anthony of “The Guardian” interviews Christopher Hitchens:
Christopher Hitchens: ‘You have to choose your future regrets’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/nov/14/christopher-hitchens-cancer-interview 
More discussion at:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010
The deceptions, immorality and, I would add, criminal acts of discredited doctor Andrew Wakefield laid bare at http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html “The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield”.The media doesn’t come out looking good either. Neither does Jim Carrey. Or Jenny McCarthy.
Remember, there are a lot of misguided, ignorant and evil people around. A lot of people got hurt. So be careful out there.
Thanks to Bad Astronomy.
Other background information at:
Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010