Does Hepatitis B vaccines cause multiple sclerosis?
Several radio and TV programs have aired stories claiming that Hepatitis B vaccine causes multiple sclerosis. But if one event precedes another, it doesnt necessarily cause the other. At least four studies have now shown that the rate of multiples sclerosis is the same in people who received the Hepatitis B vaccines as in those who didnt. Two more studies are currently in progress. Although the cause or causes of multiple sclerosis are not known, multiple sclerosis is not caused by Hepatitis B vaccine. From the Vaccine Education Center at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, 2000.