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The Truth About Vaccines and Autism
The Truth About Vaccines and Autism
Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
“There is no link between any vaccine and autism,” says pediatrician Ari Brown, spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
As the autism rate increased over the last two decades, theories surfaced blaming vaccines for the rise. Some believed thimerosol, a mercury-derived preservative found in several inoculations, was the culprit. Others blamed an inflammatory response to the measles mumps rubella (MMR) shot. But numerous scientific studies, including a definitive 2004 Institute of Medicine report, have debunked those theories."
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