Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism [Paperback]

Immunization Safety Review Committee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2004

Discusses the possible connection between vaccines and autism. Reviews current research regarding causality of potential biologic mechanisms in immunizations that might cause autism and concludes there is not scientific evidence supporting the connection. Provides various recommendations regarding vaccine safety research. Softcover.

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This eighth and final report of the Immunization Safety Review Committee examines the hypothesis that vaccines, specifically the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and thimerosal-containing vaccines, are causally associated with autism. The committee reviewed the extant published and unpublished epidemiological studies regarding causality and studies of potential biologic mechanisms by which these immunizations might cause autism. Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism finds that the body of epidemiological evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. The book further finds that potential biological mechanisms for vaccine-induced autism that have been generated to date are only theoretical. It recommends a public health response that fully supports an array of vaccine safety activities and recommends that available funding for autism research be channeled to the most promising areas. The book makes additional recommendations regarding surveillance and epidemiological research, clinical studies, and communication related to these vaccine safety concerns.

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Immunization Safety Review Committee

Product Details

• Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press; 1 edition (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 030909237X
• ISBN-13: 978-0309092371
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,976,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)