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Debunking Vaccine Myths: The Truth About Autism and Side Effects
TLDR Vaccines do not cause autism or long-term problems, and there is no evidence to support the idea that the mercury used in vaccines is linked to autism. Multiple vaccines at once are not harmful to children and do not increase the risk of autism, allergies, or asthma. Vaccines are safe and do not cause seizures or have higher risks than the diseases they prevent.
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Parents have concerns about vaccines due to the increasing number of shots children receive, and the lack of accessible information on the risks and side effects.
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Vaccines are often feared to cause long-term problems, such as autism, but the exact cause of autism is still unknown.
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The theory that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes autism was championed by Andrew Wakefield, but subsequent studies involving over a million children have shown no connection between the vaccine and autism.
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There is no evidence to support the idea that the mercury used as a preservative in vaccines is linked to autism.
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There is no evidence to suggest that receiving multiple vaccines at once is harmful to children or increases the risk of autism, allergies, or asthma.
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Vaccines can cause seizures, but they are rare and do not cause any harm or long-term effects to the child.
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Vaccine encephalopathy, or brain damage caused by vaccines, is likely a misdiagnosis as many cases are actually due to genetic epilepsy such as Dravet's syndrome.
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While vaccines may not cause epilepsy, they can trigger a child's first seizure, but even if they hadn't been vaccinated, the next fever or viral illness would have triggered it anyway, and there is very little evidence that vaccines cause epilepsy as these diseases are typically due to genetic conditions.
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Vaccines are safe and do not cause autism, seizures, or have higher risks than the diseases they prevent.
