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Autism link to MMR vaccine dismissed



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Published Date: 05 February 2008
By LYNDSAY MOSS
HEALTH CORRESPONDENT
NO EVIDENCE exists to link the controversial MMR vaccine and autism, researchers said yesterday.
In a study which experts hope will draw a line under the debate surrounding the safety of the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab, almost 250 children had blood tests to discover if the vaccine could be responsible for the onset of autism.

The researchers found no differences in circulating measles virus or increased antibody levels between children with autism, those with special educational needs and children developing normally.

Dr Gillian Baird, from Guy's Hospital in London, said she hoped the study would give parents the confidence to make sure their children received the MMR jab.

Uptake of the vaccine fell significantly after Dr Andrew Wakefield's 1998 study – now discredited – linked it to the developmental condition autism.

Since then, other research has failed to find a link between the vaccine and autism and parents have slowly returned to the jab.

The latest study was published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.



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  • Last Updated: 04 February 2008 9:47 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Charles Linskaill,

.Edinburgh 05/02/2008 01:26:04
So this old subject raises its 'ugly-head' again!
Its seems the 'Authorities at Be' are relentless at making us believe them.
Try telling this to the parents, that had a perfectly normal child, until, their child received the MMR vaccine!
Medical science is not clever enough, just yet to find the link, give it another 10years and they will!

Look at 'Mad-cow-Disease'.."NO LINK"..." NO LINK"
Eat Beefburgers until you are,,'Blue-in-the-Face'
And Be 'Merry'... they WONT Harm you!!!!
'Aye Right', a few years later, they found out how dreadfully wrong they were!

Believe You!,?

'NOT IN A MONTH OF SUNDAY'S'
2

Charles Linskaill,

.Edinburgh 05/02/2008 01:30:50
At the end of the Day, it IS ABOUT saving money,
'nothing more, nothing less'
And to H*ll with the..'side affects'! alleged or not.
3

CS,

Edinburgh 05/02/2008 11:43:24
As someone who professionally works with statistics on a daily basis, I would have to say that whatever the conclusion of the study, the validity will be questioned due to the fact that only 250 blood samples were analysed. This number quite frankly is far too small a test group to be able to make such a conclusion on the 'safety' of the MMR vaccine.
4

AD in sunny Livingston,

05/02/2008 12:02:08
#3 CS - I wholeheartedly agree with you there. 250 is absolutely nothing. Even 250,000 wouldn't give an accurate picture. If you were talking 2,500,000 or more samples then I might listen.
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G,

dndy 05/02/2008 15:35:58
What is the point? WHY bother gathering evidence?

No matter what research is done some people will always believe the halfwit with the dodgy results obtained under dubious circumstances...

and #5 you are right - it should be stated that THIS study has shown no evidence but it also could be said that THIS study which used relevant methods, a fair sample size and good scientific practices unlike its predecessor found no link between MMR and autism...
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