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 missed the injection. Although scientists warned the result was not great enough to demonstrate a protective effect, they said the science was now unequivocal that there is no link between the MMR jab and autism. Lead author Dr Anders Peter Hviid, of the Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, said: “MMR is not associated with autism.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

Measles outbreaks driven by difficulty in getting vaccinations, not anti-vaxxers, warn health experts
5 years, 3 months ago

Measles outbreaks driven by difficulty in getting vaccinations, not anti-vaxxers, warn health experts

The Telegraph  

The rise in measles is being fueled by a shortage of nurses, health workers and difficulties in getting GP appointments, rather than anti-vaccination lobbyists, public health experts have warned. But although Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has blamed anti-vaxxers for stoking public fears about the measles, mumps and rubella jab, experts said many parents simply could not get their children …

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 …

Schools should be presented with MMR jab certificates before pupils can start, MP says
5 years, 4 months ago

Schools should be presented with MMR jab certificates before pupils can start, MP says

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Sheerman said on Monday: “It …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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