NYC area newscast tonight

[_betsy_]

Channel 7 teaser just said "Is there a link between autism and vaccines? New research at 11."

I'll watch, but likely the answer to the teaser will be "Nope!"

[MsLondon]

Hmmm, I saw something too about that last night and how Measles has made a big comeback because of non vaxers and how it kills 250,000 people a year globally, most of them kids. But then they did say that most of these children were in poorer countries.
I just dont know what to say about it. sigh.

[_betsy_]

Surprise, surprise...

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...lth&id=6369064

New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated.

[loveyourohana]

You know.... I think the whole CBS story with Katie Couric told the world the real story. CBS was told to take back the story they aired, and sent a very nice letter. It seems that a lot of money would be lost if a network were to lose the commercials that the drug industry puts out.

So really, I don't trust any of the other news stations at all anymore!

[k9sarchik]

It's just going to keep going back and forth with this study and that study.

It's not black and white like what these studies describe. There are so many factors involved.
This study that they mentioned showed that 5 of 25 kids with autism and GI problems had the MMR vaccine prior to GI onset and then autism. 1 child in the case group and 1 child in the control group had MV in their bowel.

So because of this they say that there is no link to MMR and GI problems and Autism.

This study was paid for by the CDC in order to discredit Wakefield's findings.

I would only believe studies that aren't paid for by those that see a need in having to discredit another study. Particularly because the CDC is going to have to have an end result like this so that they can keep right on vaxing.