Vaccines do not cause autism

An analysis of studies involving over 1 million children concluded:

Credit: FDA

• There was no relationship between vaccination and autism (OR: 0.99; 95% CI: 0.92 to 1.06).
• There was no relationship between vaccination and ASD (autism spectrum disorder) (OR: 0.91; 95% CI: 0.68 to 1.20).
• There was no relationship between [autism/ASD] and MMR (OR: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.70 to 1.01).
• There was no relationship between [autism/ASD] and thimerosal (OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.77 to 1.31).
• There was no relationship between [autism/ASD] and mercury (Hg) (OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.93 to 1.07).
• Findings of this meta-analysis suggest that vaccinations are not associated with the development of autism or autism spectrum disorder.

The study was conducted by the Whiteley-Martin Research Centre at the University of Sydney in Australia.  The study was published in the journal Vaccine on the 9th of May 2014.

Vaccines are not associated with autism: An evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies

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