FACT CHECK #ZTMDQIO7

WHAT WE FOUND

Extensive scientific research and high-credibility medical organizations have consistently found that vaccines do not cause autism 25612. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that vaccines are not one of the causes of autism 2, and the Mayo Clinic notes that numerous studies have debunked a connection between the two 8. While the CDC recently updated its website language to suggest that an absolute negation is not an evidence-based claim under specific data quality guidelines 3, the National Medical Association (NMA) and other experts have responded by asserting that there is no credible scientific evidence demonstrating that vaccines cause autism 49. Research analyzing the health records of over 95,000 children, as well as a meta-analysis following 1.2 million children, provides strong evidence against the hypothesis that vaccines cause autism 811. Medical experts emphasize that autism is a complex spectrum likely caused by genetic and environmental influences, but not by immunization 2710.

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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