A March 2007 paper in BMC Public Health by Shona Hilton, Mark Petticrew, and Kate Hunt postulated that media reports on Wakefield's study had "created the misleading impression that the evidence for the link with autism was as substantial as the evidence against".
Artikel bulan Maret 2007 di BMC Public Health oleh Shona Hilton, Mark Petticrew, dan Kate Hunt menyatakan bahwa laporan media mengenai penelitian Wakefield telah "menciptakan kesan keliru bahwa bukti hubungan dengan autisme sama kuatnya dengan bukti sebaliknya".