New Study: Positive Association between Autism and Childhood Vaccinations
New Study: Positive Association between Autism and Childhood Vaccinations
New Study: A Positive Association found between Autism and Childhood Vaccination uptake across the U.S. Population
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Volume 74, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 903 – 916
Abstract
The reason for the rapid rise of autism in the United States that began in the 1990s is a mystery. Although individuals probably have a genetic predisposition to develop autism, researchers suspect that one or more environmental triggers are also needed. One of those triggers might be the battery of vaccinations that young children receive. Using regression analysis and controlling for family income and ethnicity, the relationship between the proportion of children who received the recommended vaccines by age 2 years and the prevalence of autism (AUT) or speech or language impairment (SLI) in each U.S. state from 2001 and 2007 was determined. A positive and statistically significant relationship was found: The higher the proportion of children receiving recommended vaccinations, the higher was the prevalence of AUT or SLI. A 1% increase in vaccination was associated with an additional 680 children having AUT or SLI. Neither parental behavior nor access to care affected the results, since vaccination proportions were not significantly related (statistically) to any other disability or to the number of pediatricians in a U.S. state. The results suggest that although mercury has been removed from many vaccines, other culprits may link vaccines to autism. Further study into the relationship between vaccines and autism is warranted.
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Comment: I expect David Gorski, Sciencebasedmedicine and the vaccine apologists to be along shortly to spin, er explain, why the study was bogus.
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