2026-01-15
Anybody who has been following the possibility of a vaccine or vaccines in combination causing autism will be aware that the CDC has historically always said that "vaccines do not cause autism".
That line of reassurance began to fall apart when they had to admit that they had no clinical study that confirmed that position - they only had an assumption that as the question had never been properly examined, there was no causal effect since none had been proven by a clinical study (which would not be in the obvious interests of the vaccine manufacturers to undertake).
Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Still, at least the CDC has now adjusted its advice to reflect the more nuanced thinking.
Maybe one day they will get around to mounting a proper study, although who might actually conduct and/or pay for such a study presumably still has to be determined ... my guess is that glaciers may melt away from global warming first.
