MMR vaccine does NOT cause Autism

In case you were wondering, studies now show that MMR vaccine does NOT cause autism. This is something I've personally been worrying about... not as much because of the possibility that one day my kids might become autistic via vaccination, but more because of the implication on public health of thousands of parents foregoing the vaccine (there's already been a resurgence of measles in the UK as a result of this scare).

"Eleven studies now show that the MMR vaccine doesn't cause autism (the most recent just came out). Six have shown that thimerosal doesn't cause autism; three have shown thimerosal doesn't cause neurological problems. Studies showing the opposite, like Wakefield's, use flawed methods, have serious conflicts of interest or have been conducted in animals whose results can't be extrapolated to humans."

That's from a salon.com review of a book by one Dr. Paul A. Offit. You can read the whole review here: http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/09/22/autism/. But if this is something that worries you, you should check it out. As it turns out, the original "whistleblower" on MMR has "crossed the line from ill-conceived, poorly performed science to fraud."

Good news, though. So if you've been hesitating on getting your kids MMR... go do it!!