Summary Of Vaccines And Autism By Bernard Rimland

Autism is not an immune-mediated disease. There is no evidence of immune activation or inflammatory lesions in people with autism. No studies have compared the incidence of autism in vaccinated, unvaccinated, or alternatively vaccinated children. Twenty epidemiologic studies have shown that neither thimerosal or MMR vaccine causes autism. There have been studies in many countries by different people who have tried multiple statistical methods. A meta-analysis of ten studies involving more than 1.2 million children reaffirms that vaccines don’t cause autism. Immunization was associated with decreased risk that children would develop autism, a possibility that’s strongest with the measles-mumps-rubella

Many believe the measles mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine triggers autism spectrum disorder in some children. Many Hollywood celebrities in the acting community that have birthed children that suffer from autism spectrum disorder have concluded that this is how their child developed autism. These celebrities being very vocal about this link between vaccinations and autism spectrum disorders and have in turn influenced the increase in many ordinary middle-class parents refraining from getting the medically recommended vaccinations for their children. The medical community has done extensive research on this theory. However, to this date no reliable study shows a link between autism spectrum disorder and the measles mumps-rubella vaccine. In fact, the medical community have continued to recommend childhood vaccinations and continue to emphasis the danger of a non vaccinated child catching and spreading serious diseases like whooping cough (pertussis), measles and mumps (Mayo Clinic, 2012).

This statement directly reflects his main argument, which I believe is incorrect. Autism Speaks Incorporated, a well-known organization that works to support autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research, did an in-depth research study of a specific vaccine called the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is a common target as the cause of ASD. They conducted a study of more than 95,700 children under the age of five, including 23,000 kids who had never received a vaccination. Nearly 2,000 of these children were considered at high-risk simply because they were born into a family who already had an autistic child (“No MMR-Autism Link”). There are many causes of autism, including genetic problems, problems with brain development, and other environmental causes that are currently still being studied (“Autism Spectrum Disorder Causes”). However, the researchers who conducted the study stated that “we observed no association between the MMR vaccination and autism spectrum disorder risk” (“No MMR-Autism Link”). It seems absurd to believe that vaccinations are the main cause of this disease, when so many children who receive them never develop autistic behaviors! If it really is the cause of ASD, why isn’t it making all children become autistic? The research study proves

Although the MMR link to autism is one of the most recent anti-vaccine incidences, the anti-vaccine movement didn’t begin with the suggestion that MMR caused autism. Previous vaccine scare incidences arose prior to the 1998 study on MMR that fueled more anti-vaccine sentiments. Offit (2011) claims that the modern American anti-vaccine movement began when a documentary titled DPT: Vaccine Roulette, aired on April 19, 1982. The documentary questioned the safety and effectiveness of the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine (DPT). It claimed that after investigating the pertussis portion of the vaccine they found that the DPT vaccine could damage to a devastating degree. Although many people believed the reports, the claim that the pertussis vaccine caused permanent brain damage was later found to be completely false (Offit, 2011).

The topic of the article is the connection (or lack of) between childhood vaccines (MMR) and autism. Contrary to popular opinion, vaccines are not linked to autism in any shape or form and there is no scientific evidence to support it.

Doctor Andrew Wakefield’s study, published the 28th of February, 1998 in the scientific magazine The Lancet, is constantly cited as being the catalyst for the ongoing debate on whether or not vaccinations have any connections to autism. In the case of Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s study on the connections between autism and the M.M.R. (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, proper scientific experimental procedures were not seen to, such as his not including a control group. That is to say, in an act transgressing scientific integrity, he documented the cases

Countless deem that the definite reason for autism is not the dead or live virus found in vaccines but the derivatives’ within them. “Exposure to thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative that is used in vaccines and immunoglobulin preparations, has been hypothesized to be associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)” (Price, et al., 2010). This continues to remain merely speculation. The Centers for Disease Control research analysis’ do not corroborate toxicity of these preservatives. Mercury produces verified detrimental effects on children when absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Vaccinations are not absorbed in the GI tract and are instead absorbed in the muscles or subcutaneous tissues, depending on the route of injection.

Do vaccines cause autism is a question that has been bouncing around for over twenty years. The increase in the number of diagnosed cases of Autism Spectrum Disorder has increased significantly and due to the impact this has in people’s lives several studies have been done in an effort to determine the cause. More specifically the MMR, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella, vaccination has been accused of being the cause of autism. This accusation then contributed to families not vaccinating their children. Even though science disproves the link between vaccines and autism in several studies done in the United Kingdom, California, and Canada, many people cling to the vaccination-autism connection (Gerber, 2009).

Haertlein’s article begins with an introduction stating the content of the article: Vaccines are beginning to have a bad name due to claims that they are causing illnesses such as autism. Following her opening statement, she discusses the main court case used in her article, the Cedillo case. Finally, her introduction states her side of the argument, that vaccines are not the cause of autism in young children. The body of her article is split into four sections. Part one discusses the history behind the vaccine court cases, the Vaccine Court itself, and how the cases in the Vaccine Court are dealt with. Part two introduces “the vaccine–autism controversy and the Vaccine Court’s decision to institute an omnibus proceeding (OAB) to manage the autism claims.” This means they selecte three Special Masters who are in charge of reviewing the test cases and deciding if the accusations meet the scientific data needed to claim that a vaccination did in fact cause the child’s autism (212). Part three focuses solely on the Cedillo case. The Cedillo’s claimed that the MMR vaccine gave their child autism. However, there was not enough

Today, parents are not vaccinating their children for a number of reasons, whether it is religious beliefs, it is not natural, and some parents are even trying to link vaccinations to the rise in autism. This however has been proven false and stated in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The increase in vaccinations and the increase in children with autism happened at the same time, which leads some parents to believe that is why their child was diagnosed with autism, but this is correlation not causation. There is no real scientific test to diagnose autism and it is based off of the child’s social and communication skills and their behavior. A retrospective study was done from 1980 to 1994 where scientist recorded the amount of children receiving the measles vaccination and the amount of children diagnosed with autism. Over this time span, there was only a 10% increase in the amount of children receiving the MMR vaccine and 572% increase in children with autism. If the MMR vaccine was the cause of autism, then they should have increased at the same rate and therefore concluding that autism is caused by other unknown factors.

Millions upon millions of people would die everyday form deadly disease and there was nothing anyone could do about it.  As a result, vaccinations were created to stop the sickness and mass tragedy that came along with them. The measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations (MMR), that are supposed to help are being questioned by people believing they are linked to Autism. Numerous studies have shown that there is no connection between the two. The holes and lies in this theory are prevalent when looking in depth at how this theory was established, whom it benefits if it's true, and the facts that disprove it.

One subject that has been very controversial for many years is the role of vaccinations causing Autism spectrum disorder in children. Since Eric Gallup was a healthy baby until he received was his first measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination in 1986. His parent noticed his behavior and ability to communicate after took the vaccinated. Eric had a serious reaction to the vaccine, according to his parent. In the year of 1989, he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Eric Gallup’s parents developed a hypothesis that childhood vaccine was responsible for Eric's autism spectrum disorder.

This article is based on the retrospective analysis between the timeframe of 1980 to 1994 with the data of the children in kindergarten who received MMR immunization and the children born and diagnosed with autism during these years from California Department of Developmental Services regional service center system. There is awareness raised a possible association between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The MMR vaccine and autism onset can occur by chance alone, since MMR vaccine is typically given at age of 12 to 15 months of age and parents with autistic children first start to notice the signs at the age of 18 to 19 months. However, this does not necessarily proves that vaccinations may cause autism. Due to lack

Vaccines show a predominate link to autism, 1 in 68 children affected, with a 600 percent increase since the year 2000, and there is no known cure. Autism is a developmental disability that affects a person’s ability to communicate, form relationships, and use language properly. The source of the widespread increase in still unknown, however tainted vaccines paired with negative side effects host an eye-opening link between the two. Many health care professionals will not admit to the connections, but I know from first-hand experience there is something there. Vaccines possess potent toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and aluminum phosphate. Although, government mandates are implemented to herd people into vaccinating their children without

In recent years there has been a movement against giving vaccines to children, that now has nearly 40% of parents in the United States following along. But it is due to these vaccines that most children today have never experienced diseases such as polio or the measles such as their grandparents have. Since they have not seen these diseases, parents feel it is unnecessary to vaccinate them for fear of developing the possible side effects or because of reports they cause autism. However, these vaccines are critical for eradicating these deadly infectious diseases, and are vitally needed to keep them under control. Which makes it absolutely necessary that children who wish to attend school have mandatory vaccinations against diseases such as polio and measles, without exception. Therefor this paper will show the benefits of getting vaccinated far out weigh the risks such as potentially saving your child 's life, protecting your families, and saving your family time and money from enduring prolonged hospital stays. That the risks of getting the diseases such disfigurement, paralysis, even death, or the very serious threat posed to people with medical exemptions like those who are immunocompromised are worse than the side effects of the vaccines. And yes, vaccines do have side effects, but not one of them is autism, and there is ample scientific evidence to back it up. It is vital to everyone that the current laws for