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I am a beliveer that there is a link between the MMR vaccination and autism for several reasons. 1 in which if you are a true studier of he history of America particularly you will find that changing truth to set a different perspective is what happens on every area and level so why are we so quick to just believe what the CDC or any other organization has to say about how there is no connection etc...  My reference in the last two years I am going to use is the video we were to watch from Mrs. Hughes about her son and his change immediately in his life completely after receiving the vaccination for MMR. A mother knows her child  and they should be respected and reverenced as the expert when it comes to the human life they carried inside of their womb for almost 10 months as well as the nurturing they have done since the child come out their womb. She could say with 100% facts that her son immediately changed after he received the MMR shot and his life was never the same post MMR vaccine.  A mother knows her child and should be respected as the such when it comes to how the are behaving, changing, and their patterns she knows her child better then anyone else just like our mother's know us typically better then we know ourselves and should be respected as such.

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Research shows that (the MMR) vaccines do not cause autism.  The Immunization Action Coalition provides references and findings for twenty-seven studies.   They reiterate that there is no scientific proof linking the vaccine to autism.
It was difficult to find a reference within the last two years. Many people still believe and do not vaccinate based on the unfounded study from twenty years ago. I'm not sure if any more recent studies would facilitate greater understanding if a person is not in a mind set to accept facts and/or other views.

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This article focuses on how there were findings in Wakefield's paper in 1998 in regards to the vaccine causing autism. It states that the 11 out of 12 children in the study already had signs of autism.  It goes on to say how ethic codes were misused and random selection for the study wasn't done properly.

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The Scientific Frauds Underlying the False MMR Vaccine-Autism Link | Skeptical Inquirer

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With the production and distribution of the film Vaxxed and its successor Vaxxed 2, plus the notorious anti-vaccination/conspiracy video Plandemic, it has again become fashionable in some anti-vaccination circles to maintain that vaccines are medically ill-advised, provide little benefit given t ...

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This article has research that shows there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. It debunked the idea that suggested that certain "cluster" groups who received the vaccine developed a certain form of autism and many other theories. All of these hypotheses and reasonings were proved to be false.

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The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine does not cause autism, according to a major study carried out in an attempt to reassure growing numbers of vaccination-doubters, as measles outbreaks surge.

Doubts about MMR were sown by the gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, who hypothesised in 1998 that it was linked to autism. The symptoms of the condition often begin to manifest at about the time the jab is given, between 12 and 15 months old.

The theory has been discredited and Wakefield was later disbarred from practising medicine, but there has been an upsurge in doubt about the safety of vaccines, spread on social media and in some countries also linked to anti-establishment populism.

On Friday, Unicef warned measles cases had risen to shocking levels around the world, spreading among unvaccinated children. The World Health Organization has said vaccine hesitancy is one of the 10 biggest global threats to health.

The paper in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, which is published by the American College of Physicians, was written by Danish researchers, who also conducted one of the key studies to disprove the link in 2002. Their latest work involves 6,517 cases of autism, the biggest number to date, among 650,000 children on the Danish population registry, followed over 10 years.

Dr Anders Peter Hviid from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen said: "That [2002 study] was published in the New England Journal of Medicine 16 years ago, but it hasn't dispelled this idea that vaccination causes autism.

"I remember a couple of years ago we even saw Donald Trump in his presidential campaign tweet about vaccines causing autism."

Researchers aimed to specifically address some of the criticisms of the anti-vaccination lobby, such as the suggestion that some groups of children were more vulnerable to autism following MMR vaccination than others. The researchers looked at children with a sibling who has autism and those with increased risk factors for autism, such as older parents.

They also looked at whether there was more autism among children who had received other vaccinations before MMR. Anti-MMR campaigners have also made claims of "clusters" of a regressive form of autism, caused by vaccination, which do not show up in whole population studies.

All these theories were tested in the study, said Hviid, and found to be false.

"We found no support for the hypothesis of increased risk for autism after MMR vaccination in a nationwide unselected population of Danish children, no support for the hypothesis of MMR vaccination triggering autism in susceptible subgroups characterised by environmental and familial risk factors, and no support for a clustering of autism cases in specific time periods after MMR vaccination," the paper said.

In the study's editorial, Saad Omer from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and Inci Yildirim from Emory University's School of Medicine said the study was worth carrying out, even though it had already been shown there was no link between MMR and autism.

"In an ideal world, vaccine safety research would be conducted only to evaluate scientifically grounded hypotheses, not in response to the conspiracy du jour. In reality, hypotheses propagated by vaccine sceptics can affect public confidence in vaccines," they wrote.

The study may not be enough, they admitted: "It has been said that we now live in a 'fact-resistant' world where data have limited persuasive value. So how do physicians and public health officials debunk the MMR-autism myth?"

Omer and Yildirim offered three suggestions. First, any vaccine myth should be clearly labelled as such, they said, calling for headlines on stories not to suggest links that are then dispelled in the text. Second, when correcting incorrect information, scientists should focus on the key facts and not try to answer everything. Third, "an alternative explanation of the perceived phenomenon should be provided". Otherwise, they added, the chances were the doubter would go back to their previous beliefs.

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No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study

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The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine does not cause autism, according to a major study carried out in an attempt to reassure growing numbers of vaccination-doubters, as measles outbreaks surge. Doubts about MMR were sown by the gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield, who hypothesised in 1998 that it was linked to autism.

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A Danish study published in 2019 "strongly supports that MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for autism, does not trigger autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with clustering of autism cases after vaccination."

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Research has shown that the MMR vaccines do not cause ASD. "A STUDY of 650,000 children born in Denmark between 1999 and 2010 has confirmed yet again that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine doesn't increase the risk of getting autism.

Of the children, 6500 were diagnosed with autism. Those given the MMR vaccine were no more likely to be diagnosed with autism than children who didn't have the vaccine. The study also didn't find any link with other vaccinations, or with vaccines being given at a particular age (Annals of Internal Medicine, doi.org/c29w)."

Reference
MMR vaccine does not cause autism. (2019). New Scientist, 241(3220), 6. https://doi-org.proxy.ulib.uits.iu.edu/10.1016/s0262-4079(19)30397-5

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"Of 56,603 reviewed citations, 338 studies reported in 518 publications met inclusion criteria. For children, SoE was high for no increased risk of autism following measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine."

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Understanding the safety of vaccines is critical to inform decisions about vaccination.

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Included comparative studies reported the presence or absence of adverse events.

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Across a large body of research we found few associations of vaccines and serious key adverse events.

Abstract

Background

Understanding the safety of vaccines is critical to inform decisions about vaccination. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of the safety of vaccines recommended for children, adults, and pregnant women in the United States.

Methods

We searched the literature in November 2020 to update a 2014 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality review by integrating newly available data. Studies of vaccines that used a comparator and reported the presence or absence of key adverse events were eligible. Adhering to Evidence-based Practice Center methodology, we assessed the strength of evidence (SoE) for all evidence statements. The systematic review is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020180089).

Results

Of 56,603 reviewed citations, 338 studies reported in 518 publications met inclusion criteria. For children, SoE was high for no increased risk of autism following measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. SoE was high for increased risk of febrile seizures with MMR. There was no evidence of increased risk of intussusception with rotavirus vaccine at the latest follow-up (moderate SoE), nor of diabetes (high SoE). There was no evidence of increased risk or insufficient evidence for key adverse events for newer vaccines such as 9-valent human papillomavirus and meningococcal B vaccines. For adults, there was no evidence of increased risk (varied SoE) or insufficient evidence for key adverse events for the new adjuvanted inactivated influenza vaccine and recombinant adjuvanted zoster vaccine. We found no evidence of increased risk (varied SoE) for key adverse events among pregnant women following tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine, including stillbirth (moderate SoE).

Conclusions

Across a large body of research we found few associations of vaccines and serious key adverse events; however, rare events are challenging to study. Any adverse events should be weighed against the protective benefits that vaccines provide.

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Safety of vaccines used for routine immunization in the United States: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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Understanding the safety of vaccines is critical to inform decisions about vaccination. * Included comparative studies reported the presence or absence of adverse events. * Across a large body of research we found few associations of vaccines and serious key adverse events. Understanding the safety of vaccines is critical to inform decisions about vaccination.

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The MMR vaccine does not cause Autism. The signs of autism may appear around the same age that the MMR vaccine is given to children, which may be why some people believe that the two are linked together. However, they are not.

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Vaccines do not cause autism. Numerous studies have been conducted and not one has found a causal link between MMR or combined vaccinations with autism.

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Since 2003, there have been nine CDC-funded or conducted studies that have found no link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and ASD. These studies also found no link between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and ASD in children. Learn more about the CDC Studies on Thimerosal in Vaccines pdf icon [PDF - 2 pages] .

Even before studies showed that thimerosal was not harmful, there was a national effort to reduce all types of mercury exposures in children. As precaution, thimerosal was removed or reduced to trace amounts in all childhood vaccines between 1999 and 2001. Currently, the only type of vaccine that contain thimerosal are flu vaccines packaged in multidose vials. There are thimerosal-free alternatives available for flu vaccine. For more information, see the Timeline for Thimerosal in Vaccines.

Besides thimerosal, some people have had concerns about other vaccine ingredients in relation to ASD. However, no links have been found between any vaccine ingredients and ASD.

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There is no link between autism and any vaccine or vaccine ingredient. Get the facts and the latest science from CDC.

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Emily T.
Research indicates that the MMR vaccine (in fact, no vaccine) causes autism. The report that originally found this connection has been retracted, as the science community found the data to be fraudulent and misrepresented.

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¹ Immunization Safety Office, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA; email: FDestefano@cdc.gov.

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Abstract

Autism is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. A report published in 1998, but subsequently retracted by the journal, suggested that measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism. However, autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that has a strong genetic component with genesis before one year of age, when MMR vaccine is typically administered. Several epidemiologic studies have not found an association between MMR vaccination and autism, including a study that found that MMR vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of autism even among high-risk children whose older siblings had autism. Despite strong evidence of its safety, some parents are still hesitant to accept MMR vaccination of their children. Decreasing acceptance of MMR vaccination has led to outbreaks or resurgence of measles. Health-care providers have a vital role in maintaining confidence in vaccination and preventing suffering, disability, and death from measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases.

Keywords: ASD; MMR vaccine; autism; autism spectrum disorder; immunization; measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine; vaccination; vaccine safety.

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Autism is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. A report published in 1998, but subsequently retracted by the journal, suggested that measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism. However, autism is a neurodevelopmental con ...