The question of whether vaccines cause autism has become quite a controversial topic related to children's health. However, the 1998 study that suggested a link between the MMR vaccine and autism was retracted last week, sending an important message to the health care community. The study was retracted after an intense investigation by a medical panel in Great Britain that concluded that one of the study's authors had been dishonest and violated basic research rules and ethics.
In response to the retraction of the study, Tom Skinner, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, “It builds on the overwhelming body of research by the world’s leading scientists that concludes there is no link between MMR vaccine and autism.”
Richard Horton, editor of the medical journal that retracted the study, added, "I certainly hope that our retraction today will help to reassure parents that there really isn’t anything to be concerned about with the vaccine."
For more information on why the study was retracted, you can read the following articles from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/health/research/03lancet.html
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/did-the-media-inflame-the-vaccine-autism-link/
Later this week we will post more information on the recommended vaccination schedules for your children so you can keep them healthy and happy.
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