A Large Study Provides More Evidence That MMR Vaccines Don't Cause Autism
5 years, 10 months ago

A Large Study Provides More Evidence That MMR Vaccines Don't Cause Autism

NPR  

A Large Study Provides More Evidence That MMR Vaccines Don't Cause Autism Enlarge this image toggle caption BSIP/UIG via Getty Images BSIP/UIG via Getty Images There's strong new evidence that a common childhood vaccine is safe. "The study strongly supports that MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for autism," the authors write in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study's first author, epidemiologist Anders Hviid of the Staten Serum Institute in Copenhagen, added in an email: "MMR does not cause autism." "The idea that vaccines cause autism is still around despite our original and other well-conducted studies," Hviid wrote in an email.

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Oklahoma Senator Defends RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma Senator Defends RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Conspiracy Theory

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “I’ve sat down and had a long conversation with, and I actually find the guy extremely intelligent when it comes to this stuff. And some of this stuff does raise a lot of questions,” Mullin said Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” when asked if Kennedy’s controversial skepticism about vaccinations would be a dealbreaker for him. …

MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But they added that the “slight waning” in MMR vaccine immunity is only apparent because …

Mapped: Measles cases are surging across England - here’s where’s worst affected
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Measles cases are surging across England - here’s where’s worst affected

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Clusters of measles have been detected across England amid “worryingly” low …

A national information campaign is urgently needed to protect children from measles
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A national information campaign is urgently needed to protect children from measles

The Independent  

So far, there have been no deaths reported in the latest flare-up of the illness, which was more or less eliminated in this country eight years ago. Unfortunately, pandemic-inspired vaccine scepticism has interacted with a specific problem, in that the usual MMR vaccine contains a pork derivative that is unacceptable to some Muslims. According to Dame Jenny, this is a …

America's antivaxx crisis laid bare: A QUARTER believe MMR shot causes autism and a THIRD think the Covid vaccines killed thousands, poll finds
1 year, 4 months ago

America's antivaxx crisis laid bare: A QUARTER believe MMR shot causes autism and a THIRD think the Covid vaccines killed thousands, poll finds

Daily Mail  

The Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed 2,007 adults in an online poll this year America's growing anti-vaxx crisis has been laid bare in a national poll that shows huge chunks of the country believe in conspiracy theories about safe shots. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll also found that a third of adults believe that the Covid shots caused thousands of sudden …

Disgraced ex-doctor and anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield claims he wouldn't recommend kids get ANY jabs in new podcast, sparking fury among medics
1 year, 5 months ago

Disgraced ex-doctor and anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield claims he wouldn't recommend kids get ANY jabs in new podcast, sparking fury among medics

Daily Mail  

Disgraced medic and anti-vax figure Andrew Wakefield has been given a platform to spread dangerous vaccine misinformation by a currently registered a UK medic The disgraced ex-doctor and godfather of the anti-vax movement sparked fresh outrage today by claiming kids shouldn't be given any jabs. Official data for October to December 2022 shows the areas most vulnerable to a potential …

Vaccine misinformation, reduced confidence in doctors cause drop in childhood immunisation rates
1 year, 7 months ago

Vaccine misinformation, reduced confidence in doctors cause drop in childhood immunisation rates

ABC  

A loss of confidence in the medical profession and mistrust of vaccines during the COVID pandemic are causing childhood immunisation rates to drop, a Gold Coast physician says. Key points: The rate of fully immunised children in Australia has dropped since 2020 Health authorities and researchers say people have lost confidence in vaccines due to misinformation during the COVID pandemic …

An Ohio Measles Outbreak Could Be A Warning Sign
2 years ago

An Ohio Measles Outbreak Could Be A Warning Sign

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A measles outbreak among dozens of unvaccinated children in Ohio has local health officials concerned about a deepening distrust of vaccines among some parents. But according to Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, “there is this sense right now that much of the negative energy that has grown up around COVID …

Should measles vaccine be given at six months instead of nine for infants?
2 years, 1 month ago

Should measles vaccine be given at six months instead of nine for infants?

Firstpost  

In a latest report, the UN health agency maintained that millions of children were now susceptible to measles, which is one among the world’s most contagious diseases There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organisation …

Measles warning as MMR jab uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years
2 years, 11 months ago

Measles warning as MMR jab uptake falls to lowest level in 10 years

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Vanessa Saliba, consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA, said: “The MMR vaccine offers the best …

How one discredited 1998 study paved the way for today's anti-vaxxers
3 years, 1 month ago

How one discredited 1998 study paved the way for today's anti-vaxxers

Salon  

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant vaccine, the anti-vaccination movement was mainly identified with one very specific myth: the idea that vaccines cause autism. Wakefield's wake Once a British doctor, Wakefield is infamous for being the lead author of a 1998 case series that studied links between autism and digestive conditions — and, he claimed, documented changes in …

Parents reluctant to vaccinate their kids should learn the horrors of measles, other forgotten diseases
5 years, 3 months ago

Parents reluctant to vaccinate their kids should learn the horrors of measles, other forgotten diseases

Firstpost  

The Rubella vaccine became the R in the MMR and the strategy changed to vaccinating all pre-school children. Rubella babies People under the age of 50 are unlikely to have heard about “Rubella babies”, but in the 1940s, the Australian paediatric ophthalmologist, Norman Gregg, made the connection between women being infected with German measles during pregnancy and their children being …

Vaccines don't cause autism — here's why
5 years, 6 months ago

Vaccines don't cause autism — here's why

Salon  

The debate over vaccines isn't going anywhere — which is a shame, because it definitely needs to go away. Yet thanks to the absurd belief that vaccines are linked to autism, America is now facing a measles outbreak nearly twenty years after the disease had been effectively eliminated from this country in 2000. "Vaccines give the body an antigen that …

Parents urged to obtain MMR jab for their children after measles and mumps rise
5 years, 7 months ago

Parents urged to obtain MMR jab for their children after measles and mumps rise

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health officials have issued an urgent vaccination call after more than …

Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too
5 years, 8 months ago

Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too

NPR  

Measles Shots Aren't Just For Kids: Many Adults Could Use A Booster Too Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Risberg/AP Eric Risberg/AP Measles is on the rise again, all around the globe. If you're uncertain of your immunization status, it's safe, with a few exceptions, to go ahead and get an MMR shot now to minimize your chances of getting …

MMR vaccine does not cause autism, study of over 650,000 children finds
5 years, 10 months ago

MMR vaccine does not cause autism, study of over 650,000 children finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A huge new study has become the latest research to confirm …

Myth linking vaccines to autism debunked by biggest study on subject till date
5 years, 10 months ago

Myth linking vaccines to autism debunked by biggest study on subject till date

Firstpost  

The anti-vax movement has caused a worrying surge in measles in 2018 because of hesitancy to vaccinate. Scientists have published the biggest study till date disproving the alleged link between vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella and autism. A new nationwide study with 6,57,461 subjects born between 1999 and 2010 in Denmark looked to bust any shred of doubt that …

Decade-Long Study Shows No Link Between Measles Vaccine And Autism
5 years, 10 months ago

Decade-Long Study Shows No Link Between Measles Vaccine And Autism

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A major new study offers yet more evidence that the vaccine that protects against measles does not increase children’s risk of autism. “The study strongly supports that MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for autism, does not trigger autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with clustering of autism cases after vaccination,” the researchers wrote. …

A new study proves once again: Nope, vaccines do not cause autism
5 years, 10 months ago

A new study proves once again: Nope, vaccines do not cause autism

Salon  

A new study has confirmed what scientists have been saying for years, with virtual unanimity: There is no link between the standard MMR vaccination given to children and autism. "The study strongly supports that MMR vaccination does not increase the risk for autism, does not trigger autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with clustering of autism cases after …

A comprehensive new study finds ‘no association whatsoever’ between measles vaccine and autism
5 years, 10 months ago

A comprehensive new study finds ‘no association whatsoever’ between measles vaccine and autism

LA Times  

Since the start of 2019, around 20,000 people in Ukraine have contracted this highly contagious measles virus. “The appropriate interpretation is that there’s no association whatsoever,” Saad Omer, a professor of global health, epidemiology and pediatrics at Emory University, said in an interview with the Washington Post. In an editorial accompanying the study, however, Omer and a colleague asked whether …

MMR vaccine does not cause autism, another study confirms
5 years, 10 months ago

MMR vaccine does not cause autism, another study confirms

CNN  

CNN — The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine does not increase the risk of autism and does not trigger autism in children who are at risk, according to a new study of over 650,000 children. Researchers used a population registry to evaluate whether the MMR vaccine increased the risk of autism in children born in Denmark between 1999 and 2010. …

No link between MMR vaccine and autism, biggest ever study shows
5 years, 10 months ago

No link between MMR vaccine and autism, biggest ever study shows

The Telegraph  

The MMR vaccine is linked to lower rates of autism, the largest ever study has shown, as parents were urged to ignore anti-vaccination campaigns and make sure their children had the jab. The new study by Danish researchers found children who had the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination were seven per cent less likely to be autistic than those who …

Rubella gave me a disability. This is my message to anti-vaxxers (Opinion)
5 years, 10 months ago

Rubella gave me a disability. This is my message to anti-vaxxers (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Elsa Sjunneson-Henry is an editor and author whose work focuses on the voices of disabled creators and characters and the experience of disabled Americans. Or, as the wife of White House communications chief Bill Shine tweeted recently, childhood diseases like measles “keep you healthy & fight cancer.” No matter what any of these people say about vaccines, I …

Measles outbreaks challenge public health systems
5 years, 11 months ago

Measles outbreaks challenge public health systems

CNN  

CNN — The current measles outbreak in Washington state has tallied the highest number of infections since 1996, an official said Wednesday. Washington Department of Health officials identified 11 health care facilities, 13 schools and child-care centers and over 100 public places, including stores, where people may have been exposed to the virus, he said. State health officials from Washington, …

Mumps Outbreaks Linked to Waning Vaccine Protection, Study Says
6 years, 9 months ago

Mumps Outbreaks Linked to Waning Vaccine Protection, Study Says

CNN  

A new study has found that the MMR vaccine, given in two doses to children, can cause complications in up to 10% of mumps infections in teenagers or older people. The researchers believe that the waning protection bestowed by the mumps portion of the vaccine may be a factor in this increase in outbreaks. A simple booster shot at age …

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