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Immunization Safety Review - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Vaccine and Autism (Paperback)
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Immunization Safety Review - Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Vaccine and Autism (Paperback)
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Immunization is widely regarded as one of the most effective and
beneficial tools for protecting the public's health. In the United
States, immunization programs have resulted in the eradication of
smallpox, the elimination of polio, and the control and near
elimination of once-common, often debilitating and potentially
life-threatening diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella,
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenza type b.
Along with the benefits of widespread immunization, however, have
come concerns about the safety of vaccines. No vaccine is perfectly
safe or effective, and vaccines may lead to serious adverse effects
in some instances. Furthermore, if a serious illness is observed
after vaccination, it is often unclear whether that sequence is
coincidental or causal, and it can be difficult to determine the
true nature of the relationship, if any, between the vaccination
and the illness. Ironically, the successes of vaccine coverage in
the United States have made it more difficult for the public to
weigh the benefits and complications of vaccines because the
now-controlled diseases and their often-serious risks are no longer
familiar. However, because vaccines are so widely used-and because
state laws require that children be vaccinated before entering
daycare and school, in part to protect others-it is essential that
safety concerns be fully and carefully studied.
Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and
Autism, the first of a series from the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Immunization Safety Review Committee, presents an assessment of the
evidence regarding a hypothesized causal association between the
measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, an assessment of
the broader significance for society of the issues surrounding the
MMR-autism hypothesis, and the committee's conclusions and
recommendations based on those assessments.
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