Lead Author: Hooker, BS.
Original date of publication: 12/01/2018
Link: https://www.jpands.org/vol23no4/hooker.pdf
Summary Context
This study found that black male kids who received MMR before 36 months were 4 times as likely to be diagnosed with autism. Retracted in one journal and republished in another.
Comments
This study is critical as it shows how the CDC seemed to conceal MMR-autism findings. All children who received their first MMR before 36 months were more likely to receive and autism diagnosis when compared to all children who received it later.
Abstract or Results, Key Passages
““The first data set used by DeStefano et.al represents a huge lost opportunity to understand any role between the timing of the first MMR vaccine and autism. The re-analysis presented here elucidates effects that should at least merit further investigation. Specifically, increased risks of earlier vaccination are observed for African-American males and among cases of autism without MR. Both phenomena deserve additional study that could yield important clues regarding the current enormous increase in autism.”
Keywords: adverse eventsautismbrain damagechildrenMMR vaccination
Full Author List: Hooker, BS.
