Court Ruled No Link Between Autism and Vaccines
In early February 2009, a special court decision ruled that the families who were suing did not present convincing evidence to support their argument that the MMR vaccine had caused their children’s autism. There have already been multiple studies which have failed to prove a link between vaccines and autism, but many still seem to be unconvinced and continue to keep their children from being vaccinated and continue to fight the health department on the requirement for vaccinations.
I believe that it is time to stop fighting about what causes autism and start investing our time and energy in what we can do to address the needs of people with autism and their families. That is not to say that there should be a discontinuation of research into other areas including genetic research, but the argument about vaccines should be over.
Check out the links below to the article by CNN and the CDC website presenting addition information regarding the scientific research studies disproving the link between vaccines and autism.
Center for Disease Control Website
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Although this court decision ruled that the families failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove a link between autism and vaccines, the Huffington Post reported on February 24 that, in another case, parents of an autistic child were actually awarded a large amount in compensation. In the case of Bailey Banks, the court ruled that the MMR vaccine caused acute brain damage which, in turn, caused Bailey to suffer with PDD-NOS, an autism spectrum disorder.
You say: “I believe that it is time to stop fighting about what causes autism and start investing our time and energy in what we can do to address the needs of people with autism and their families. That is not to say that there should be a discontinuation of research into other areas including genetic research, but the argument about vaccines should be over.”
I have to disagree. Knowing the potential causes of this multifactorial disorder help us to treat it and to prevent it from happening in the future. If autism is triggered in some cases by particular vaccines, then we need to know so that we can change the vaccine program. If autsim is caused by our diet, then we need to know so that we can remove allergens or problem foods from our diet, and so on…Yes, we need to address the needs of autistic children and their families, but research into vaccines and other likely causes is critical to combating this disorder.
Dr Chun Wong
http://www.newautismcure.com