Are there any autistic Amish people?
Despite varying vaccination rates among Amish communities, autism is present, debunking the myth that vaccines cause autism and that the Amish do not have autism.
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Despite varying vaccination rates among Amish communities, autism is present, debunking the myth that vaccines cause autism and that the Amish do not have autism.
A study found a possible link between aluminum in vaccines and childhood asthma, but no causal relationship has been established.
An anti-vaccine cardiologist’s article claiming better health outcomes for unvaccinated children is based on a biased study with flawed methods and lacks credible evidence.
Vitamin K injections are safe for infants, preventing potentially deadly bleeding without any proven link to cancers or harm at the administered doses.
The claim that the Hepatitis B vaccine causes autism is unsupported by evidence and based on debunked misinformation.
There is no correlation between vaccines and SIDS, with some studies suggesting vaccines may even reduce the risk.
Vaccines do not cause autism; rising autism diagnosis rates are due to various factors like changes in diagnostic criteria and increased awareness.
Retrospective studies are very good at finding associations that need further exploration and testing. Retrospective studies cannot establish a causal relationship so further research is needed.