Study of 2.5 Million Children Finds No MMR-Autism Link as Measles Hits 35-Year High
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Updated · The Independent · Aug 5
Study of 2.5 Million Children Finds No MMR-Autism Link as Measles Hits 35-Year High
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Aug 5
Summary
More than 2.5 million U.S. children were tracked in a new study that found no association between getting the MMR vaccine before age 2 and later autism diagnosis.
The findings add fresh weight to decades of evidence supporting MMR safety at a time when U.S. vaccination rates are slipping and measles cases have climbed to a 35-year high.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sent mixed signals, publicly promoting MMR while also questioning the scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism.
The CDC, now under Kennedy's leadership, recently revised a webpage to say studies have not ruled out a vaccine-autism link, despite the discredited 1998 Wakefield paper and extensive contrary research.