A new large-scale European study has found that despite concerns, there is no evidence that the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine increases the risk of autism, even in children more susceptible to the condition.
Pediatrician Charles Goodman holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. A new large-scale European study has found that despite concerns, there is no evidence that the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine increases the risk of autism, even in children more susceptible to the condition.
The researchers gathered information on the children's MMR vaccination status, other childhood vaccines, autism diagnoses, sibling history of autism, and autism risk factors, and then followed the children from 1 year of age until 31 August 2013. , showed that 6,517 of the children studied were diagnosed with autism.
The researchers also found that there was no increased risk for autism after MMR vaccination in subgroups of children with a sibling history of autism, autism risk factors, or other childhood vaccinations, or during specified time periods after vaccination.However, the hypothesized link between measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism continues to cause concern.
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