FACT CHECK #AQTYPQG4

WHAT WE FOUND

Extensive scientific research and major medical organizations have consistently found that vaccines do not cause autism 3 5 6 11. The purported link, which originated from a flawed study lacking a control group, has been thoroughly debunked by numerous large-scale epidemiological studies 6 8 12. For instance, a study of over 95,000 children found no connection between the MMR vaccine and autism 8. While the CDC recently updated its website to state that the categorical claim Vaccines do not cause autism is not technically an evidence-based claim under the Data Quality Act 2, medical bodies such as the National Medical Association (NMA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) maintain that there is no credible scientific evidence supporting a link 3 4. Experts emphasize that autism is a complex spectrum of disorders with no single cause, and scientific data shows no relationship between vaccines, thimerosal, and autism 7 10 11.

SOURCES

1. 1 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
   Vaccination as a cause of autism—myths and controversies

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2. 2 · cdc.govACADEMIC
   Autism and Vaccines | Vaccine Safety | CDC

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3. 3 · aap.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Fact Checked: Vaccines: Safe and Effective, No Link to Autism

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4. 4 · nmanet.orgACADEMIC
   NMA Statement on CDC Reviving Debunked Link Between Autism and Vaccines - National Medical Association

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5. 5 · cdphe.colorado.govACADEMIC
   Vaccines and autism: What Colorado families should know | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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6. 6 · publichealth.jhu.eduACADEMIC
   Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health

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7. 7 · chop.eduACADEMIC
   Vaccines and autism | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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8. 8 · mayoclinichealthsystem.orgACADEMIC
   Autism-vaccine link debunked - Mayo Clinic Health System

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9. 9 · statnews.comACADEMIC
   RFK Jr. is wrong in saying vaccines cause autism. Here's the science

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10. 10 · media.chop.eduACADEMIC
    Vaccine and Autism: What You Should Know Q&A

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11. 11 · autismsciencefoundation.orgACADEMIC
    Autism and Vaccines - Autism Science Foundation

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12. 12 · npr.orgNEWS
    The history behind an enduring public health falsehood — that vaccines cause autism : NPR

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