Those who fear vaccine side effects in their dogs claim the animals could develop canine autism, thyroid disease and arthritis. There’s currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in dogs (or its link to vaccines),” the association said in its tweet. Many dog owners criticized the TV program for reporting what they called baseless anti-vaccine conspiracies. But others were intrigued: “I can’t believe I’m saying this but, how could you even tell your dog had autism?” one Twitter user asked. New measles cases popped up in Nebraska and Minnesota, New York and Marin County, Calif.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2018 10:30 UTC