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Landmark study hopes to end 'the anti-vax myth'

measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif.

measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. Source: AAP

A major study has ruled out any link between the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The link was claimed following a paper, published 20 years ago but long since retracted, which tried to suggest vaccines were unsafe. Researchers hope this study will mark the end of the ‘anti-vax myth’.


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By Samatha Beniac-Brooks, Mai Hoa

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A major study has ruled out any link between the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The link was claimed following a paper, published 20 years ago but long since retracted, which tried to suggest vaccines were unsafe. Researchers hope this study will mark the end of the ‘anti-vax myth’.



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