“The science is largely complete. Ten epidemiological studies have shown MMR vaccine doesn’t cause autism; six have shown thimerosal doesn’t cause autism.”— Dr. Paul Offit, “Autism’s False Prophets”
“16 studies have shown no causal association between vaccines and
autism, and these studies carry weight in the scientific industry.”— Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC Today Show Medical Editor
Conventional
wisdom holds that the autism-vaccine question has been “asked and
answered,” and that at least 16 large, well-constructed epidemiological
studies have thoroughly addressed and debunked any hypothesis that
childhood vaccination is in any way associated with an increased risk
for autism spectrum disorders.
But there are
several critical flaws in such an oversimplified generalization, and
they are rarely given close examination by public health experts or
members of the media.
To begin with,
it is unscientific and perilously misleading for anyone to assert that
“vaccines and autism” have been studied and that no link has been found.
That’s because the 16 or so studies constantly cited by critics of the
hypothesis have examined just one vaccine and one vaccine ingredient. Read more
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