Submitted by michael on Thu, 01/01/2015 - 16:16 URL http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/autism.vaccines/ A now-retracted British study that linked autism to childhood vaccines was an "elaborate fraud" that has done long-lasting damage to public health, a leading medical publication reported Wednesday. Tags A now-retracted British study that linked autism to childhood vaccines was an "elaborate fraud" that has done long-lasting damage to public health a leading medical publication reported Wednesday.