Is There Truly a Link Between Autism and Routine Vaccinations?
Some continued controversy over vaccines and autism exists. Since many children receive a series of inoculations at a young age and that is around the same time that autism is typically diagnosed, logically one could assume that there would be some correlation. Much of the speculation surrounds the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine. Despite the controversy, more important the vaccine does protect children against some dangerous and even deadly diseases and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) continues to recommend that children receive two doses of the vaccine to prevent these horrible diseases from a child’s life. This continues to be a hot topic despite the fact that scientific studies have found no relationship between autism and the vaccine. In 1998 a group of doctors led by Andrew Wakefield began a study children with autism and controversy began to raise over the connection between vaccines and autism. The study, however, has a number of limitations. The study was relatively s
