FACT CHECK #TSFZT1TJ

WHAT WE FOUND

I'd love to help you understand the facts about this important topic! Scientific experts have concluded that vaccines do not cause autism 12. Decades of rigorous research, including extensive studies on the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, have found no link between vaccinations and the development of autism 210. While a change to the CDC's website in late 2025 began to suggest otherwise 45, medical organizations like the Autism Science Foundation and the American Academy of Pediatrics have characterized these updates as “baseless” and “not evidence-based” 678. Experts emphasize that the older studies often used to claim a link are “critically flawed” and have been thoroughly debunked by the global scientific community 911. Ultimately, vaccines remain one of the most well-studied and safest tools we have for protecting our health 110.

SOURCES

1. 1 · aap.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Fact Checked: Vaccines: Safe and Effective, No Link to Autism - AAP

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2. 2 · publichealth.jhu.eduACADEMIC
   Why Experts Have Concluded That Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism

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3. 3 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
   Vaccination as a cause of autism—myths and controversies - PMC

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4. 4 · npr.orgACADEMIC
   The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines ... - NPR

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5. 5 · cdc.govACADEMIC
   Autism and Vaccines - CDC

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6. 6 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   What to know about the CDC's baseless new guidance on autism

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7. 7 · factcheck.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence ...

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8. 8 · autismsciencefoundation.orgACADEMIC
   CDC's New Autism Webpage Distorts Science and Rejects Decades ...

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9. 9 · statnews.comACADEMIC
   CDC changes vaccine safety web page to include debunked claims

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10. 10 · nfid.orgACADEMIC
    Autism and Vaccines: What the Science Really Says

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11. 11 · chop.eduACADEMIC
    Vaccines and Autism

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