FACT CHECK #KSWWVIS5

WHAT WE FOUND

Multiple high-credibility health organizations and peer-reviewed studies conclude that vaccines do not cause autism 1 3 10. Research involving millions of children across several decades has found no evidence of a causal link between immunization and autism spectrum disorder 5 10. Although the CDC website was recently altered to suggest that the absence of a link is not evidence-based 4, medical experts and news outlets report this change contradicts the established scientific consensus 8 9. Claims of a causal connection often stem from critically flawed or debunked research that has been repeatedly discredited 11 12. Organizations like the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics continue to affirm that vaccines are safe and do not contribute to developmental disorders 1 5. Fact-checkers have characterized the alleged connection as a long-standing misconception and a myth 3 6 7.

SOURCES

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

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2. 2 · factcheck.orgFACT-CHECKER
   autism Archives - FactCheck.org

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3. 3 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
   The myth of vaccination and autism spectrum - PMC - NIH

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4. 4 · cdc.govACADEMIC
   Autism and Vaccines - CDC

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5. 5 · reuters.comACADEMIC
   WHO reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism - Reuters

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6. 6 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
   12 rumors about autism that Snopes has investigated

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7. 7 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   Viral image perpetuates misconception that vaccines cause autism

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8. 8 · pbs.orgACADEMIC
   CDC 'vaccine safety' webpage changed to contradict scientific ... - PBS

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9. 9 · nmanet.orgACADEMIC
   NMA Statement on CDC Reviving Debunked Link Between Autism ...

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10. 10 · cdphe.colorado.govACADEMIC
    Vaccines and autism: What Colorado families should know

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11. 11 · chop.eduACADEMIC
    Vaccines and autism | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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12. 12 · publichealth.jhu.eduACADEMIC
    Why Experts Have Concluded That Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism

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