The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the foremost public health authority in the United States, is at time of writing openly stating on its website that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”. Against all scientific consensus on the matter, the agency instead spotlights the idea that studies with opposing conclusions are being “ignored” by health authorities. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Vaccines do not cause autism

Numerous large-scale studies have investigated the possibility of a link between vaccines and autism. Overwhelmingly, they have found no evidence to support any link . There is no credible scientific evidence to suggest any mechanism by which chil

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