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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:I find your shortage of sceptisism disturbing. Re:I find your shortage of sceptisism disturbing. (Score: 4, Interesting) by Bogsnoticus on Thursday May 07 2015, @07:13AM

  by Bogsnoticus (3982) on Thursday May 07 2015, @07:13AM (#179790)

  "Some Vaccines contain mercury. Not all do, but the Flu vaccine is notorious for having mercury, hence the claims of neurological disorders such as autism, in the extreme."

  You might want to watch the Penn & Teller Bullshit episode on the anti-vax movement.
  You get more mercury in a single tuna sandwich, than you do in the entire course of vaccinations you get in your life.

  But keep pumping out the same old shite rhetoric that has been disproven time and again. We need a good laugh.

  --
  Genius by birth. Evil by choice.

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• Re:I find your shortage of sceptisism disturbing. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @07:33AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @07:33AM (#179794)

  Please vote parent Insightformative!

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• Re:I find your shortage of sceptisism disturbing. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @09:17AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 07 2015, @09:17AM (#179821)

  You get more mercury in a single tuna sandwich, than you do in the entire course of vaccinations you get in your life.

  How many people were included in the study of tuna sandwich injections?

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