A new study provides the most conclusive evidence yet
that the Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccine does not cause autism.
Scientists in the United Kingdom and some parents have suggested that
the MMR vaccine causes autism in some young children who seemed to be
developing normally until the time they got the shot. To examine
whether there's a link, researchers in Denmark used the national
registry of all Danish citizens to track the entire population of
children over an eight year period. The same MMR vaccine was used in
the U.S. and in Denmark. The researchers concluded there's no
association between the MMR vaccine and autism.
NPR's Vicky
Que reports. (4:00)
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