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| Claims that vaccines cause autism have led some parents to delay or refuse vaccines for their children. The most common claims are that autism is caused by MMR vaccine, vaccines that contain thimerosal, or too many vaccines. Many
scientific studies have been done to test these claims. None has shown
any correlation between vaccines and autism. |
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| Vaccine Information Statements |
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| VISs are information sheets produced by CDC that explain both the benefits and risks of a vaccine to vaccine recipients |
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| Vaccine Basics: Vaccine Safety |
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| The Vaccine Basics web section on vaccineinformation.org provides information about importance of vaccines and answers many common questions about vaccines and getting vaccinated |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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| Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
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| Vaccines and Autism |
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| Examination of the "Wakefield studies," studies showing that MMR vaccine does not cause autism, as well as other causes of autism; includes references |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) |
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| National Academy of Medicine |
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| The National Academy of Medicine, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an impartial group of the world's leading experts that advises Congress on
science issues. After reviewing more than 200 studies in 2004 and more than 1,000 studies in 2011, its consensus report strongly stated that the evidence did not show a
link between vaccines and autism. |
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Autism and Vaccines |
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| A series of brief articles on vaccines and autism that have been published on Vaxopedia |
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| Autism Science Foundation |
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| Autism Science Foundation Website |
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| Nonprofit organization supports autism research and provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders |
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| Autism and Vaccines |
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| The data show there is
no relationship between vaccines and autism. Links to several studies are provided. |
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| Vaccine Hesitancy and Autism: A Family's Story |
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| In this video from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, a parent of a child with autism shares her family's story of educating themselves on vaccine safety and addresses additional concerns present in the Hispanic community. |
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| Healthcare Triage: Vaccines and Autism |
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| Watch this excellent video about the lack of evidence for an association between vaccines and autism from Healthcare Triage, a blog and video series about healthcare issues hosted by pediatrician and health policy expert Dr. Aaron Carroll. |
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| Video FAQs - Vaccinate Your Family |
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| In this series of brief video clips from Vaccinate Your Family, Dr. Paul Offit, Dr. Mark Sawyer, Ms. Alison Singer, and Dr. Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco, experts in the fields of immunization and autism reply to common questions about vaccines and autism. |
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| Do Vaccines Cause Autism? |
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| Paul A. Offit, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses common concerns related to vaccines and autism and reviews some of the
scientific studies |
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Neurodiversity.com
This is an archived site and is no longer maintained. It is of historical interest and is full of excellent information on autism research, as well as investigations into dangerous treatments for autism. |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
