No link between autism and vaccines: Study

It is thought since long that the vaccines have no link with autism. It has also been found in the latest study on the vaccines that childhood immunizations are not associated with autism. The study has been published in the American Medical Association.

It has been conducted by a group led by Dr. Anjali Jain of the Lewin Group, which is a health care consulting organization. According to Time, it was found in the study that siblings of children with autism didn’t have any higher risk of developing autism if they were vaccinated compared with siblings of those who didn’t have autism.

It was found by Dr. Jain that the vaccination rates in brothers and sisters of autistic children were much lower compared to those in families where there were no autistic children.

It was also found in the research that children who received the MMR shot and had autistic older siblings had no chances of developing autism compared to the children who were also vaccinated and did not have any older brothers or sisters with autism.

According to Dr. Jain, the results of the study would clear the doubt of the parents of autistic children, which they may have regarding vaccinating their younger children so as to help prevent a higher risk of developing autism.

She hopes that the study results will be strengthened as a result of the large scale of the study and the fact that it is conducted as part of a larger health insurance database.

According to Jain, “We may not understand what is causing autism in these kids or families. There could be a host of both genetic and environmental factors. But we are able to look at the vaccines themselves and show there is no association with autism”.