NBC “Dose Of Controversy”: Matt Lauer Looks At Autism-Vaccine Wars By Alissa Krinsky on Aug. 28, 2009 - 3:04 PM On Sunday, Dateline will devote the hour to autism. “Dose of Controversy”, reported by Matt Lauer, features an interview with Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the lead author of a famous and controversial 1998 study suggesting a ...