Vaccination and autism fact sheet
This fact sheet explains how we know vaccination does not cause autism and where the misunderstanding came from.
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Vaccination and autism fact sheet
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Publication date:
19 December 2017
Last updated:
2 October 2020
Publication type:
Fact sheet
Intended audience:
General public
Description:
A fact sheet about vaccination and autism.
Many large studies have found vaccines do not cause autism. References and links to further reading are included.
This fact sheet provides information about:
- how we know vaccination does not cause autism
- that why some children develop autism is still not understood
- where the misunderstanding that vaccination causes autism came from.