I know of no information that shows a direct link between autism and vaccination, but I do see that there is virtually no evidence clinically that vaccines prevent disease. What I mean by that specifically is that is it ASSUMED that someone is immune because they have produced antibodies. I personally called the CDC because I was having a hard time believing what a lot of people were saying, which is that the actual clinical efficacy of vaccination is almost never tested. To explain further, lets say we take 100 young adults aged 25-30 yrs, and they recieved the Hepatitis B vaccine, and sure enough produce antibodies, and therefore are assumed to be immune. My question is, are there any studies that take individuals who have antibodies again hepatitis B and are exposed to the virus and shown clinically to be immune to the virus? No, not a single one according to the CDC representative I spoke with. The assumption that because someone has produced antibodies against a certain virus means that individual cannot be infected, is not rooted in clinical studies, but is merely assumption. Maybe the vaccines really do work in this way, but unfortunately there is no clinical evidence showing this. The CDC representative told me the reason there are no studies showing this is due to it being inhumane to expose people to viruses intentinionally............ which I find interesting because if the vaccines truly work as advertised, what do they have to fear? According to them, you can't be infected as long as you produce antibodies. The one study I'm aware of regarding the seasonal flu was done in this way, and it was really an eye opener. The clinical effectiveness was 47% in middle aged adults, and only 9% in the elderly. Obviously just because someone has produced antibodies is not same magical defense against a virus. It would be nice if health were that easy, but we have to focus on living healthful lives and not just a magic shot to solve all our problems. I hope there is some way in the future that these vaccines are actually proven to be effective, and not just assumed to be. It is science based medicine, right?
As far as autsim, the anti vaccine proponents claim that the adjavents in the vaccines such as aluminum cause inflammation of the brain, and thus autism. Is this true? I have no idea, and truthfully there is a lot more aluminum in things people eat and put on their skin than in any vaccine I know of.