MMR vaccination Study Fraud

By Brittney Tice · The Mainstream
Published February 23, 2010

Due to the possible link between autism and the MMR vaccine many parents have decided to withhold vaccines from their children. On February 02, 2010 an article from the British Medical Journal The Lancet was retracted titled “Retracted--Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children.” This was due to incorrect information. In 1998 the study attempted to create a link between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, autism and bowel disease.

The rates of Autism are increasing due to earlier diagnosis and a broader definition of autism, but the administration of the MMR vaccine has not increased. Studies for the past twelve years have not been able to replicate and the study that was done in 1998.

There is absolutely no reason not to vaccinate children (know it is opinion-IDK to keep it). Many of the illnesses that used to plague children are now almost non-existent due to vaccinations. Prior to the MMR vaccination program it is estimated that 3-4 million people were infected with measles. Four hundred to five hundred died from the measles, 48,000 were hospitalized and 1,000 suffered from chronic disability due to the disease. Those who suffered from chronic disability from the measles developed encephalitis which is inflammation of the brain.

Due to the vaccination measles had been decreased by 99%. If the vaccines are stopped the measles would return to the same levels that it was before the vaccine was created. The more people refuse vaccination the more likely they will contract the disease and expose people who did not receive complete immunity from the vaccine. Fifty-two percent of parents who refuse the vaccinations for their children are because they fear the side effects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises parents to accept the small potential risks of immunization in light of the very real dangers of the disease.