The idea that vaccines might cause autism was refuted in 2010, when a British medical panel concluded that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor with undisclosed financial interests in making such claims, had acted with “callous disregard” in his research.
Since the start of 2019, around 20,000 people in Ukraine have contracted this highly contagious measles virus. Nine people, including two children, have died of measles in Ukraine this year.
The findings show that the vaccine does not increase the risk of autism, lending new statistical certainty to what was already medical consensus. The researchers further concluded that vaccination is not likely to trigger the developmental disorder in susceptible populations and is not associated with a clustering of cases appearing after immunization.
Though the study was not intended to coincide with the congressional inquiry, the results did come at a critical juncture. Measles cases are multiplying, causing experts to warn that a nationwide outbreak is possible. California enacted a tough, new inoculation law in 2015 in response to a measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland. Health officials said the outbreak was fueled by high numbers of unvaccinated children
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