ABA Blog: Vaccines

2008-03-26

Vaccines

It has been so long, I apologize.

Here are links to news about the lack of evidence that vaccines cause autism. They are quickies. MSNBC Feb 2008, MSNBC Jan 30, 2008, indicating that removal of mercury from vaccines might have even been overcautious (never) and has not contributed to a decrease in autism (MSNBC Jan 8, 2008, LA Times Jan 31, 2008).

And some concerning effects of the scare (NYT March 21, 2008).

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