I was in secondary school when the Wakefield claims got in the news in the first place, and as it was (1) published in a reputable scientific journal and had not been retracted, and (2) he was still allowed to call himself "Doctor", many of us took it seriously and I opted out.

I did get the vaccine much later, when I realised my earlier fears were unfounded, but as a teenager time it seemed like a risk not worth taking — especially as I'd already had separate measles and rubella vaccines in early childhood, leaving only mumps.

> Seems kind of stupid

It is stupid.