Recent articles have indicated to parents that they need not be concerned about vaccines, specifically the MMR vaccine, as a cause of autism. It deals specifically with the fact that thimerosal has been lifted from all but the flu vaccine. I think caution still must be exercised, and that it can’t help to be as well-informed as possible as to both sides of this issue.
In addition to the information available on my website (click) I will provide you, below, with some other links you might like to look at:
AutismSpeaks.com – the primary mover in the suits brought in Vaccine Court. Also look at (click).
Dr. Sherri TenPenny whose response can be found here:
The recent decision on February 13, 2009 by the Special Court of Federal Claims, referred to as the “Vaccine Court,” perpetuates the travesty and once again defends the MMR as though it were Holy Water in a syringe. The ruling stated that claims connecting the MMR vaccine and autism were “speculative and unpersuasive.” More than 1,500 news outlets proclaimed that the MMR did not cause autism. And while the paid mouthpiece of the vaccine industry, Dr Paul Offit of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia chirped, “It’s a great day for science, it’s a great day for America’s children when the court rules in favor of science,” hundreds of children are regressing daily in front of their parent’s eyes after a vaccine. How dare our government – and a doctor who took an oath to do no harm — call them liars? Read More
Dr. Mercola’s website is full of vital information (click).