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Massive New Study Reaffirms That Vaccines Don't Cause Autism

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday May 06 2015, @10:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the once-more-for-those-who-haven't-been-paying-attention dept.

"gewg_" writes:

The Center for American Progress reports:

A large new study--which was published just in time for National Infant Immunization Week--is being hailed as the final "nail in the coffin" of the persistent conspiracy theory that [the vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) is] linked to autism.

[...]In the years since [disgraced British doctor Andrew] Wakefield's [completely discredited] research on the topic, several different studies have reaffirmed the safety of the recommended childhood vaccination schedule. No credible evidence has emerged that vaccines have any effect on autism rates.

Now, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has ruled out a potential vaccine-autism link even among a small group of children who are more at risk for the disorder. The review of nearly 100,000 children found (paywall) that even when toddlers have an older sibling who has been placed on the autism spectrum--which means they could have a greater chance of developing autism themselves--getting the MMR shot does nothing to increase that risk.

This still doesn't solve the Jenny McCarthy (bimbo) problem:
A lie can go around the world while the truth is lacing up its boots.

 
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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @12:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @12:50AM (#179722)

    I guess that settles it [politico.com].

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  • (Score: 2) by middlemen on Thursday May 07 2015, @01:20AM

    by middlemen (504) on Thursday May 07 2015, @01:20AM (#179732) Homepage

    Michelle Bachmann has autism ? That explains her !!!

    • (Score: 2) by rts008 on Thursday May 07 2015, @01:13PM

      by rts008 (3001) on Thursday May 07 2015, @01:13PM (#179879)

      I don't think autism by itself can account for that much stupidity and batshit-insanity in one person. Whew!

      But you may be headed down the right trail...

      (you may have meant that as a joke, but I'm serious)

      [sarcasm warning]
      I've got my own nutty conspiracy theory:

      Something happened at a Republican convention, infected a bunch of them (like Legionnaires' disease in Philly back in 1976 to the American Legion convention), and Bachman and her ilk are the result. ;-)