Vaccines and autism: The last word

February 8, 2007

For those who continue to think there is an association with vaccines and autism:

Perhaps the key fact, which has garnered little attention, is that thimerosal has been removed from vaccines in this and other countries for many years, with no obvious impact on the incidence of autism.



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1 Matthew February 8, 2007 at 12:11 pm

You’d think it would be the last word, but it won’t be. For those with either an emotional or financial attachment to the idea of persecuting vaccine manufacturers, the fight will likely never end, regardless of what research shows.

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