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4 Responses to “Are Vaccines responsible for Autism?”
I am neither here nor there on the topic. I don’t believe that anyone should be making assumptions or placing blame in either direction until there is enough science behind it. It’s great to see that autism is being made more aware, but as far as a cause for it, I think there should be more research.
NPR recently reported a story about the retraction of a controversial paper published in the Lancet by Dr. Andrew Wakefield in 1998. It linked vaccines such as MMR to behavioral problems such as autism. Here is the link to the article: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02/lancet_wakefield_autism_mmr_au.html
Are there any reliable longitudinal studies regarding the possible link between vaccines and autism? Is Wakefield’s paper going to hurt the cause for further research or possibly encourage new, reliable research?
In my opinion, it’s very important to explore more to find the cause of Autism to help us discover the way to cure it and help minimize the number of people being diagnosed with it. It’s great that the government is funding the research of Autism to stop assuming the cause of it and try to reach to the truth behind it and make the people more aware of it and how to help
January 31st, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I am glad to see government funds being used to research and raise awareness of autism.
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I am neither here nor there on the topic. I don’t believe that anyone should be making assumptions or placing blame in either direction until there is enough science behind it. It’s great to see that autism is being made more aware, but as far as a cause for it, I think there should be more research.
February 5th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
NPR recently reported a story about the retraction of a controversial paper published in the Lancet by Dr. Andrew Wakefield in 1998. It linked vaccines such as MMR to behavioral problems such as autism. Here is the link to the article:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02/lancet_wakefield_autism_mmr_au.html
Are there any reliable longitudinal studies regarding the possible link between vaccines and autism? Is Wakefield’s paper going to hurt the cause for further research or possibly encourage new, reliable research?
April 22nd, 2010 at 9:43 pm
In my opinion, it’s very important to explore more to find the cause of Autism to help us discover the way to cure it and help minimize the number of people being diagnosed with it. It’s great that the government is funding the research of Autism to stop assuming the cause of it and try to reach to the truth behind it and make the people more aware of it and how to help