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Quick Read: The Number Of Early Childhood Vaccines Not Linked To Autism

Mar 29, 2013

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While "hardcore skeptics" will likely not change their minds, many other parents are simply worried, and this study should be reassuring to them, say experts.

Source: Npr

A government study of the medical records of 1,000 kids found no correlation between the number of vaccines a child received and their risk of autism spectrum disorder. Experts hope the finding will allay some parents who worry that many vaccines on one day or in the first two years of life may lead to autism.