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Originally posted by blueangel
Myth No. 5: Vaccines do not cause autism.
The jury is still out on this one. Although a recent Institute of Medicine report appears to refute an association between vaccines and autism, the major autism organizations all agree that more research needs to be conducted.
A recent study suggests that children receiving vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal are many times more likely to develop autism than those who receive thimerosal-free vaccines.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...380/-1/ZONES04
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Somebody's column in the Indy Star is hardly a definitive medical reason, even if she is an "autism/behavioral specialist."
While I do agree more research needs to be done, and it is better to have mercury-free vaccinations, it is not possible to claim that vaccinations (specifically the MMR vax) causes Autism in children, especially since the study that first brought up the connection was highly flawed and used a ridiculously small sample of children.
I'm doing a lot of research into vaccinations right now as my son is due for his first round next week and we're not sure we want to give them yet.
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