No autism link to vaccines
Posted Wed, Feb 3rd 2010, 18:04(Grand Cayman - CITN) -
Parents who were worried about giving their children the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can now breathe a sigh of relief. A British study that linked autism to vaccines has now been retracted.
The 1998 study conducted by Dr. Andrew Wakefield is now being rebuked by the same medical journal that initially published the report.
Dr. Wakefield's study prompted many parents to stop their children from getting vaccinated and experts say this practice may have caused a resurgence of measles in Britain and in other countries around the world.
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