New Wakefield Study

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http://www.autismrecoverynetwork.org/wakefield2006.pdf

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Challenge re-challenge refers to a situation where re-exposure of an individual to an agent (e.g., a drug or a toxin) elicits a similar adverse reaction to that seen following the ini-tial exposure. The secondary reaction associated with re-challenge may either reproduce the features associated with the primary challenge, or may lead to worsening of the condition that was provoked or induced by the initial exposure. Alterna-tively, the risk of an adverse outcome may increase with in-creasing exposure.

During the course of our clinical investigations, we have observed that some children who received a second dose of MMR or boosting with the combined measles rubella (MR) vaccine experienced further deterioration in their physical and/or behavioral symptoms following re-exposure.

It was stated in April 2001 by the Vaccine Safety Committee of the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) that, in the context of MMR vaccine as a possible cause of autism “challenge re-challenge would constitute strong evidence of an association”

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From the CDC:

The Autism and Biopsy Study.
This study is investigating the question of whether the MMR vaccine may cause autism by a mechanism involving persistent measles virus infection in the intestine. This study involves examining the intestinal tissue of children with autism for the presence of measles virus. Results are anticipated in June 2007


The date keeps getting later and later. Last time I checked in December it said the results were expected in 2005 . . . which has obviously come and gone.

. . . by the way, the only reason they are conducting this study is because of congressional pressure.

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But Congressional pressure or none, I bet we can all anticipate the results. I have my money on them claiming there is no causal relationship. And then we'll have to find out exactly who the hell was running the study, how it was conducted, etc., because we all know that will be a lie.