Autism Vaccines Study: No Connection Between The Two

According to a new study, the full vaccination of children does not cause autism. Researchers found no association between autism and the number of vaccines a child gets in one day or during the first two years of the current vaccine schedule. The results are published in the Journal of Pediatrics Friday.

The research was led by Dr. Frank DeStefano, director of the Immunization Safety Office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Together with two colleagues, DeStefano and his team collected data on 256 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 752 children who did not have autism. The children were all born between 1994 and 1999 and were all continuously enrolled in one of three managed-care organizations through their second birthday.

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