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Issues surrounding the MMR vaccine and autism discussed.
2004 APR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers discuss the issues surrounding the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism in a recent issue of the journal Vaccine.
According to recent research from the United States, "Media attention and consequent public concerns about vaccine safety followed publication of a small case-series of children who developed autism after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Many well-controlled studies performed subsequently found no evidence that MMR vaccine causes autism. However, despite these studies, some parents remain concerned that the MMR vaccine is not safe."
"We will discuss the origins of the hypothesis that the MMR vaccine causes autism, studies performed to test the hypothesis, how these studies have been communicated to the public, and some suggested strategies for how this communication can be improved," wrote Paul A. Offit and Susan E. Coffin at the University of ...
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- Newspaper article from: Vaccine Weekly May 5, 2004 700+ words
...mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in Brazil. According...of Vaccine Safety, MMR Vaccine, Public Health, and...article was prepared by Vaccine Weekly editors from staff...Copyright 2004, Vaccine Weekly via NewsRx.com...
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...following the administration of MMR vaccine containing the Urabe mumps virus...Pediatrics (Safety evaluation of MMR vaccine during a primary school campaign...This article was prepared by Vaccine Weekly editors from staff and other...
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- Newspaper article from: Vaccine Weekly June 2, 2004 700+ words
...subject areas of Vaccine Safety, Pediatric Vaccine, Public Health, and Immunotherapy. This article was prepared by Vaccine Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2004, Vaccine Weekly via NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net.
- MMR vaccine.
- CareNotes May 1, 2007 700+ words
GENERAL INFORMATION: What is the MMR vaccine? The MMR vaccine is a combined shot of medicine that helps prevent M...having eye, heart, or learning problems. How does the MMR vaccine work? * The MMR vaccine helps decrease your risk of...
- Autism and the MMR vaccine; the National Institute of Child Health and Human...
- Magazine article from: The Exceptional Parent February 1, 2002 700+ words
...that the Measles/ Mumps/Rubella (MMR) vaccine caused their children's autism. These...were "normal" until they received the MMR vaccine. Then, after getting the vaccine...many other vaccines in addition to the MMR vaccine, these other vaccines have not been...
- MMR vaccine and autism.
- Newspaper article from: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 31, 2007 700+ words
...and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. I would like to direct you to the...role, but it is something within that MMR vaccine that triggers the gene that leads to...relationship between autism and the MMR vaccine is purely anecdotal. Scientific evidence...
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- Magazine article from: Archives of Disease in Childhood October 1, 2001 700+ words
...the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in 1988, measles, mumps, and rubella...become concerned about the safety of MMR vaccine. This has led to a decline in uptake...starting soon after the child had received MMR vaccine. Although the authors clearly stated...
- MMR vaccine.(measles-mumps-rubella vaccines)
- CareNotes February 1, 2007 700+ words
GENERAL INFORMATION: What is it? MMR vaccine is a shot of medicine that helps protect your...vaccinated against MMR? Your child should get the MMR vaccine at the following times. The MMR vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines...
- MMR vaccine.(Measles-mumps-rubella vaccines)
- CareNotes May 1, 2006 700+ words
GENERAL INFORMATION: What is it? MMR vaccine is a shot of medicine that helps protect your...vaccinated against MMR? Your child should get the MMR vaccine at the following times. The MMR vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines...
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