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Massive New Study Reaffirms That Vaccines Don't Cause Autism

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday May 06 2015, @10:42PM   
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.

• Re:final "nail in the coffin" Re:final "nail in the coffin" (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @07:05AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @07:05AM (#179788)

  So, when I had my son vaccinated when he was an infant there was a 1 in 100,000 chance that the same thing would have happened to him. Without getting vaccinated, his chances of getting sick with the diseases that the vaccines are supposed to prevent are a lot higher, judging from the outbreaks of these diseases that have been happening of late. In contrast, my son's odds of someday getting struck by lightning are 1 in 6250. His chances of someday getting killed in a motor vehicle accident are something like 1 in 88. Nothing in life is a sure thing. Deal with it.

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• Re:final "nail in the coffin" (Score: 3, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Thursday May 07 2015, @11:55PM

  by maxwell demon (1608) on Thursday May 07 2015, @11:55PM (#180104) Journal

  Nothing in life is a sure thing.

  Death is.

  --
  The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.

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