In a letter to the Lancet, Dr Simon Murch one of the doctors whose 1998 report queried possible links, went public to say he believes there is no proven link between the MMR vaccination and autism, something he’s consistently said, but now, feels the need to repeat because of the fall in the numbers of parents having their child vaccinated.

Dr Simon Murch who seems to believe that not giving the MMR vaccination is much more risky than giving it. So is that the end of the matter? Well, apparently not. His former colleague and the co author of the 1998 report is Dr Andrew Wakefield, still maintains that there may be a connection.

So who’s to be believed? And what should parents do? When the matter first raised its head, some mums and dads took a deep breath and went ahead with the MMR, others decided it was too risky, and opted not to vaccinate at all. While still others wanted the middle ground, protection against measles, mumps and rubella, but not all in one vaccination.

Autism:- PAPA (Parents And Professionals & Autism)

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