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Old 26-06-2009, 10:32 AM
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Re: Bad science ....

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Originally Posted by zan View Post
We looked at the case surrounding the MMR in one of our biology labs a few years ago, and while I can't remember all the details of it, the research we saw suggested quite clearly that there was only a significant risk of autism in children who showed certain contraindications, and in those cases should not receive the vaccine. For children without those contraindications, the vaccine had not been shown to be linked to MMR.
While a bit off topic, it would be interesting to know what those contraindications are? Are we talking behavioral or family history etc?
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