What you are saying is valid, but I was only refering to one particular study that was poorly done and later retracted, but not before it was spun out of control by the popular media. No real conclusions could be made from that study, whether autism is or is not linked to MMR. x
Some of my own thoughts: x It is up to us parents to study the issue of immunization to depth but it is extremely difficult to do when, a. the scientific publication are not easily understood by the general public, b. over fifty percent of the medical studies use inapropriate statistical analyses, basically leading to wrong conclusions and c. many of the publications are of work in progress, and both pharmaceutical companies as well as special interest groups hurry to jump into premature conclusions! x Where can a worried parent get a trustworthy information? I, who have access to scientific literature, basic knowledge in statistics and the experience to analyse research data feel lost, I can only imagine how parents who are not close to the field do. When it comes down to desiding between giving your child protection from infectious diseases and the chance of causing the child harm, many parents do not have the tools to make a choice. x Health! x Talila
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