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2023-03-30 04:14:59 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There is no connection between vaccines and autism. This has been the finding every single time it's been studied. Also, there is no plausible mechanism by which vaccines could possibly cause autism. The rumor comes from a single fraudulent study by Andrew Wakefield. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/vaccines-still-dont-cause-autism/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/andrew-wakefield-after-25-years-paving-the-way-for-covid-19-quacks-and-antivaxxers/

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• There is no connection between vaccines and autism. This has been the finding every single time it's been studied. Also, there is no plausible mechanism by which vaccines could possibly cause autism. The rumor comes from a single fraudulent study by Andrew Wakefield. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/vaccines-still-dont-cause-autism/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/andrew-wakefield-after-25-years-paving-the-way-for-covid-19-quacks-and-antivaxxers/