Photo by Freepik Each week, approximately 23% of the adult U.S. population use a fever reducer and painkiller, such as Tylenol, which is the brand name for the drug acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol[1]. This medication is also widely used during pregnancy, with an estimated 59% to 65% of pregnant women using acetaminophen-containing drugs at … Continued
Vaccines are safe and effective. Although they are commonly associated with some side effects, such as fever and headaches, these effects are generally mild and short-lived. The benefits of vaccines outweigh their risks. Scientific studies have shown that vaccines are not associated with autism and this is still clearly stated on the CDC’s website.
Vaccines do not cause autism or mercury toxicity. The amount of mercury that infants receive through their diet is more than twice the amount ever contained in vaccines. Scientific evidence shows that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) arises through a combination of genetics and environment. Twin studies demonstrate a strong heritable component to ASD, with heritability estimates ranging from about 30 to 90%. Many genes involved in ASD risk are associated with brain and neuronal development.
A wide array of studies examining different vaccines, including the ones specified in ICAN’s lawsuit, demonstrate that there is no association between vaccines and autism.
CDC data did not show an increased risk of autism in African-American boys associated with the MMR vaccine. This claim is based on a study that was later retracted due to its methodological flaws which produced spurious results. Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that vaccines do not cause autism.
The link between vaccines and autism has already been disproved in many studies. Numerous other studies have demonstrated no link between vaccines and diseases such as diabetes, autoimmunity and cancer.
No scientific studies have found any link between vaccines and autistic regression or autism in individuals with genetic mitochondrial disorders, and the single case report in the article does not provide substantial evidence for this link. In fact, given that children with mitochondrial disorders are particularly vulnerable to complications from infection that lead to regressive encephalopathy, it is especially important that they be vaccinated to minimise the likelihood of infection and related complications.
“While the letter provides some concerns about the fetal cell-derived DNA contamination in vaccines, it does not provide any actual evidence to support the claims made. The whole hypothesis of the author (which is misleadingly presented as fact) is based on the author’s own measurements of fetal cell-derived DNA, which has serious methodological problems that could be easily prevented by RNase treatment”
The claim that “vaccines cause autism” first received its scientific backing by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published in 1998. The study’s authors examined 12 children, who were reported to have gastrointestinal problems and pervasive developmental disorder. Based on the results of this study, Wakefield claimed to have discovered a link between the … Continued
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