New Info on the Autism/Vaccine Issue

In an interesting development in the ongoing saga of the alleged link between vaccines and autism, the medical journal The Lancet is retracting the original study that proposed the idea that the MMR vaccine could cause the disorder.

If you’ve been a BabyShrink reader for awhile, you know my stand on vaccines: They’ve saved millions of lives. It’s just like any medical advance: There’s a cost-benefit ratio to consider. And when you’re talking about saving the number of lives that vaccines have saved, SIGN ME UP.

In terms of the supposed autism/vaccine link, I’ve always been skeptical. I want to know more about possible environmental and genetic causes, but I believe the reams of research done that show NO CAUSATION by vaccines. And I’m still wondering about the issue of autism recognition, diagnosis, and the increase of cases: Clinically, I see a lot of pressure to diagnose autism, and much greater willingness to give the diagnosis. If you’re interested in more, here are a couple of links:

Here’s a link to my other posts on autism and vaccines.

Here’s a link to the CNN article on the retraction of the MMR/autism article by The Lancet.

Aloha,

Dr. Heather
The BabyShrink