Of course, Measles is in the news at the moment as there is a rise in Measles cases, particularly in London where I work. And, yes, I blame the idiot media who would rather print an 'interesting' story than actually employ a journalist who has some basic scientific/statistical knowledge. Even the Observer got in on the act last year. As an aside I cannot recommend Ben Goldacre's website enough as an antidote to the utter wibble that is being passed around as 'fact'. No, I think you have to blame the idiot government. They insisted on having ministers and Tony Blair repeatedly tell us that MMR was not unsafe. In the face of evidence like that even I begin to suspect the scientific evidence in favour of the safety of MMR. As Jim Hacker said, "I never believe anything until it's been officially denied". ;-)