Autism And Vaccines

For several years now, it’s become a common belief that vaccines are the cause of the rising rate of autism in the general population. In fact, advocacy groups have been calling for an investigation into the connection, believing that there are some overwhelming financial reasons why the medical establishment, pharmaceutical companies and the government would want any link between vaccines and autism to remain undiscovered and unproven.

However, research conducted both here in the United States and in foreign countries have been conclusive in their findings that that vaccines do not cause autism. Among those studies are:

- A 1999 study that reviewed all known cases of Autism spectrum disorders in certain London districts and compared them with vaccination records. That study found that:

• ASD cases rose steadily between 1978 and 1999, but they did not rise faster after doctors started using the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) in 1987
• Children who were vaccinated earlier than 18 months showed symptoms of autism at the same time as those vaccinated after 18 months. If the vaccine caused the autism, then those vaccinated earlier should have showed symptoms earlier.
• There was no difference in the percentage between children who had ASD and were vaccinated and children who did not have ASD who were vaccinated.
• The first signs of autism weren’t any more likely to appear after an MMR vaccination than at other times.

- A Swedish study that compared the rates of autism in two Swedish towns before and after 1982, when the MMR vaccine was introduced, found no difference in the rates of autism before and after the vaccine was introduced in either town.

- An Institutes of Medicine review published in 2001 that studied all completed and ongoing research regarding vaccines and autism concluded that there was no link.

Based on this research and other ongoing and completed research, the Center for Disease Control, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical bodies believe that there is no connection between vaccines and autism, and that all children should be vaccinated against common childhood diseases.

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