Measles Anyone?

According to my daughter, some of her friends who live in Illinois are concerned that MMR vaccines result in children developing autism, which is still a common concern,4 despite multiple, well-designed studies that have shown no causal relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism.5,6 Vaccine ref...

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Published in:	Pediatric annals 2019-07, Vol.48 (7), p.e249-250
Main Author:	Hageman, Joseph R
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Aluminum Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Disease Outbreaks Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Hospitals Humans Infant Measles Measles - epidemiology Measles - prevention & control Measles Vaccine - adverse effects Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Patient Safety Pediatrics Preschool children United States - epidemiology Vaccination Coverage - statistics & numerical data Vaccination Refusal - psychology Vaccination Refusal - statistics & numerical data Vaccines
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Summary:	According to my daughter, some of her friends who live in Illinois are concerned that MMR vaccines result in children developing autism, which is still a common concern,4 despite multiple, well-designed studies that have shown no causal relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism.5,6 Vaccine refusal by parents is based on a variety of medical reasons in addition to the concern about autism. Yang YT, Shaw J. Sudden infant death syndrome, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and vaccines: longitudinal population analyses. 10.1542/peds.2018-3578 Pediatric Annals Editor-in-Chief Joseph R. Hageman, MD, is the Director of Quality Improvement, Section of Neonatology, Comer Children's Hospital; a Senior Clinician Educator, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; and an Emeritus Attending Pediatrician, NorthShore University HealthSystem.
ISSN:	0090-4481 1938-2359