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| Not a single reputable medical or public
health organization in the world supports the hypothesis of a link
between vaccines and autism. Read the conclusions shared by multiple
government agencies, professional medical and scientific organizations,
infectious disease experts and support organizations--vaccines are
safe and save lives. |
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| American
Academy of Pediatrics |
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Facts
for Parents about Autism and Vaccine Safety
March 2008 |
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Letter
to Congress: Regarding Weldon Amendment
Source: AAP. July 16, 2007 |
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| American
College of Medical Toxicology |
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Position
statement on thimerosal and autism
August 30, 2007 |
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| American
Medical Association |
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AMA
Supports IOM Report Rejecting Link Between Vaccines and Autism
March 17, 2008 (updated) |
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| Canadian
National Advisory Committee on Immunization |
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Thimerosal:
Updated Statement
July 1, 2007 |
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| Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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CDC
Statement on Autism and Thimerosal
October 22, 2007 |
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Statement
to Congress
Dr. Julie Gerberding,
the Director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
July
16, 2007 |
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Statement
on Vaccine Safety
2006 |
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| National
Foundation for Infectious Diseases |
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Thimerosal
Questions and Answers
August
2007 |
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| Institute
of Medicine, National Academies |
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Immunization
Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism
May 18, 2004 |
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Immunization
Safety Review: Thimerosal–Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental
Disorders
October 1, 2001 |
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| National
Network for Immunization Information (NNii) |
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NNii
Offers Scientific View on Thimerosal and Vaccines
April 26, 2006 |
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Science
Shows No Link Between Vaccines and Autism
Author: Peter Hotez, MD,
PhD, President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Chairman
of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical
Medicine at The George Washington University.
March 20, 2007 |
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| United
Nations/World Health Organization |
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Global
Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety: Statement on Thimerosal
July 2006 |
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| Vaccine
Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
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Hot
Topics: Thimerosal
April 2008 |
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| Multiple
organizations concerned about efforts to restrict vaccine access |
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Joint
Letter to Congress
April 3, 2006 |
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Ambulatory Pediatric Association
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Liver Foundation
American Medical Directors Association
American Pharmacists Association
Association of Immunization Program Managers
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Every Child by Two
Hepatitis B Foundation
Hepatitis Foundation International
Immunization Action Coalition
Infectious Diseases Society of America
National Coalition on Adult Immunization
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine |
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