Sammy, they did make some statements that maybe were not well done, but the bigger issue was that the media tried to subsequently make this a left/right issue with the right being anti-vaccine and the left being pro-vaccine.
However, the lid was blown off that story when further investigation revealed that in many liberal enclaves, including Santa Monica, California and Marin County, California, less than 50% of kids get the vaccine. Of course, many people who can't think for themselves took the bait and parroted the story, including some financial guys on CNBC on Friday.
Amazing how much influence the media has over some people. Of course, this influence might go down a little after the Brian Williams lie about having been shot down in 2003 in Iraq, a separate topic which we should discuss more on this site. The drive-by media is being shown more and more to be fraudulent and so pro-left (not to mention complete egomaniacs), that they have absolutely zero credibility.