FACT CHECK #OHDCGWKK

WHAT WE FOUND

Multiple high-credibility medical and academic institutions state that vaccines are not a cause of autism 2 5 6. Comprehensive research, including a major study of over 95,000 children, has debunked the connection between autism and vaccines like the MMR shot 8 11. While the CDC recently modified its public messaging regarding the phrasing of such claims to comply with administrative standards 3, the National Medical Association clarified that there remains no credible scientific evidence demonstrating a link 4. Experts emphasize that the original study suggesting a connection was flawed, lacked proper control groups, and has been widely discredited 6. Scientific organizations continue to maintain that research is clear in showing vaccines do not cause autism 10 12, with approximately 85% of parents of children with autism now comfortable that vaccines were not the cause 7.

SOURCES

1. 1 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
   The myth of vaccination and autism spectrum - PMC - NIH

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2. 2 · aap.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Fact Checked: Vaccines: Safe and Effective, No Link to Autism

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3. 3 · cdc.govACADEMIC
   Autism and Vaccines | Vaccine Safety | CDC

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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 · cspi.orgWEB
    Vaccines don’t cause autism. Here’s how we know

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12. 12 · webmd.comWEB
    Do Vaccines Cause Autism?

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