Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 14: A fresh analysis by a World Health Organisation (WHO) global expert committee has found no evidence of any causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), reaffirming the UN health body’s long-standing position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism.

The findings were released on Friday following a review by the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS), an independent panel of international experts set up in 1999 to advise WHO on vaccine safety-related issues.

WHO said autism spectrum disorders are a group of conditions marked by challenges in social interaction and communication, along with restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviour. While signs may appear in early childhood, diagnosis often

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