Decade-long study shows no link between measles vaccine and autism.
A major new study offers yet more evidence that the vaccine that protects against measles does not increase children’s risk of autism.
Among the research participants, 6,517 children were diagnosed with autism in the next decade during the study. But researchers found no increased risk for autism among those who received the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, when compared with the children who did not receive immunization.
The belief that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of autism stems from a debunked 1998 study based on just 12 patients and conducted by a doctor later found to have falsified data. The World Health Organization identified vaccine hesitancy as one of 10 major threats to global health in 2019. Texas state Rep. Bill Zedler , a major ally of Texans for Vaccine Choice, last week claimed the measles vaccine isn’t necessary because of the existence of antibiotics.
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