No Link Found Between Vaccines and Autism

There is no link between autism and immunizations, says a Mayo Clinic study in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Over the past two decades there have been suggestions about a possible connection between increasing rates of autism and immunization.

However, this study found no such link and suggests that the increase in autism may be due to a number of factors. These include improved awareness about autism, changes in diagnostic criteria and availability of services for children with autism.

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