Vaccine against measles and its link to autism

• May 15, 2024

Recently, more than 150 cases of measles in the United States, Europe and Mexico, which is a sign of the return of the disease. According to the doctor Gregory Poland , of the Mayo Clinic , the reappearance of the virus is due to the lack of vaccination among the minors, because the parents fear that the vaccine will be linked to theautism .

In the September edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings , the doctor exhorts his colleagues to review the extensive scientific research where it is verified that there is no connection between the vaccine against him measles , mumps Y rubella (triple viral vaccine) and the autism .

The expert points out that this fear was generated by the scientist Andrew Wakefield , in the British medical journalThe Lancet , in 1998; However the General Medical Council of Great Britain discovered that the study was fraudulent.

However, the doubt about the effects of the vaccine and its additives (such as thimerosal) has persisted and gained impetus among the public, due to the influence of some celebrities and wide coverage of social media.

"The results have been devastating, the campaign against it has caused serious damage to public health in several countries, despite lacking scientific basis. More than 20 studies have been conducted in several countries, none of which has found scientific evidence on the connection between the field of autistic disorders and the viral triple vaccine "Said the doctor.

Measles in society

The following video explains the symptoms registered by a person infected with measles.

The measles is the virus more contagious than the human being can contract. The effectiveness of global vaccination programs has reduced the causes of the disease, said Poland.

Remember to vaccinate your little ones against this disease!

Video Medicine: Vaccines & Autism-Mayo Clinic (May 2024).