Does anyone think MMR shot can cause autism?

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• Answered at 11:10 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • samurai_chica
  
  Just in case I waited until my daughter was 4 to give her any vaccinations. Strangely in Japan, they made a law a some years back that parents have to wait until there child is at least 2 to give them ANY vaccinations. And, miraculously, SIDS dropped ramatically in Japan after that. Funny Americans still refuse to link the two. If there is a connection, (some say yes, some say no) it seems to effect children who are under 3. Children who get there shots 3 or older are less likely to "get" autism. Strange too, that that's the truth but people still don't want to see the connection between vaccines & autism. So, just to be safe I waited until my daughter was 4 to give her all her vaccines.

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  Answered at 11:06 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by: Anonymous
  

  NO. Even mothers who do NOT vax have children with Autism!
• Answered at 11:07 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • julipickle
  
  nope. lame excuse to not get your kids vaxed,
• Answered at 11:08 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • munch12502
  
  Yes I do.
  
  I don't think it's the only cause of Autism...but I firmly believe that vaccines have a direct connection to the rise of Autism.
• Answered at 11:08 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • UAFwife
  
  So why have there been so many cases of it? OF kids being a totally different baby(autism) after they get the shot?
• Answered at 11:09 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • sbastille
  
  What I've read is that getting it too early can possibly cause autism so a lot of moms are choosing to delay, but IMO eventually they do need it.
• Answered at 11:09 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • munch12502
  
  Of course Doctors are going to say it's fine. Who do you think is giving them so much funding?!?! Hello? They are backed heavily by pharmaceutical companies. Merck is in charge of vaccinations...and their pocket book is more important to them than the long term risks of vaccinations.
• Answered at 11:10 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • BallardMomma
  
  Every child is different and no studies show that it couses it! More kids are healthy because of getting there shots but sometimes that might be the case. Its a hard decision that every parent has to make...
• Answered at 11:11 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by: Anonymous
  

  So please explain Dr's here why mothers who DON'T vax have some children with AUTISM?
• Answered at 11:13 AM on Jan. 27, 2009 by:
  • samurai_chica
  
  Autism is genetic, not everyone has the gene. But from what i've read, some vaccines can "awaken" the gene, that's what they are studying now. It's not the vaccine alone, but the vaccine along w/ the right strain of genes may be able to cause autism. If that makes sense. So yes, there kids who have had autism & not been vaccinated.

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