This eighth and final report of the Immunization Safety Review Committee examines the hypothesis that vaccines, specifically the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and thimerosal-containing vaccines, are causally associated with autism. The committee reviewed the extant published and unpublished epidemiological studies regarding causality and studies of potential biologic mechanisms by which these immunizations might cause autism. Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism finds that the body of epidemiological evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. The book further finds that potential biological mechanisms for vaccine-induced autism that have been generated to date are only theoretical. It recommends a public health response that fully supports an array of vaccine safety activities and recommends that available funding for autism research be channeled to the most promising areas. The book makes additional recommendations regarding surveillance and epidemiological research, clinical studies, and communication related to these vaccine safety concerns.
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Institute of Medicine, Committee to Develop Methods Useful to the Department of Veteran Affairs in Estimating Its Physician Requirements, Joseph Lipscomb
Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Lonnie King, Rose Marie Martinez, Tracy Lieu, Dennis Fryback, Charles Phelps, Kinpritma Sangha, Guruprasad Madharan
and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on a National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C, Brian L. Strom, Gillian J. Buckley
Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee to Study Priorities for Vaccine Development, Robert S. Lawrence, Jane S. Durch, Kathleen R. Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on the Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States, Lawrence Geiter
Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Division of Health Care Services, Committee on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices
Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on the Review of the National Immunization Program's Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program
Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-Up Agency, Committee on U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Research: A Program Review, Myron M. Levine, Patricia M. Graves
Institute of Medicine, Committee to Review the Adverse Consequences of Pertussis and RubellaVaccines, Harvey V. Fineberg, Cynthia J. Howe, Christopher P. Howson
Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Immunization Safety Review Committee, Marie C. McCormick, Alicia Gable, Kathleen Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Immunization Safety Review Committee, Marie C. McCormick, Theresa M. Wizemann, Donna A. Almario, Kathleen Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Immunization Safety Review Committee, Marie C. McCormick, Donna A. Almario, Kathleen Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Immunization Safety Review Committee, Marie McCormick, Padma Shetty, Alicia Gable, Kathleen Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Immunization Safety Review Committee, Marie C. McCormick, Donna A. Almario, Kathleen Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Phase II Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Institute Of Medicine, Board On Global Health, Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development Phase II, Lonnie King, Rose Marie Martinez, Rino Rappuoli, Dennis Fryback, Charles Phelps, Kinpritma Sangha, Guruprasad Madhavan
National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Phase III Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Lonnie King, Rose Marie Martinez, Rino Rappuoli, Charles Phelps, Guruprasad Madhavan
Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines, Ellen Wright Clayton, Erin Rusch, Andrew Ford, Kathleen Stratton
Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Division of Health Care Services, Committee on Immunization Finance Policies and Practices