CDC revises its website position on the connection between vaccines and autism following a review

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Dr. Mark Siegel, Senior Medical Analyst, emphasized the idea that “less is more” regarding medical care for pregnant women. He highlighted the necessity of consulting with an obstetrician before making any medical decisions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its stance on the potential relationship between vaccines and autism on its website. The updated wording indicates that the claim “vaccines do not cause autism” lacks strong evidence since research hasn’t completely ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines could be linked to autism.

Moreover, it stated that some studies that support a connection are being overlooked by health authorities.

The CDC acknowledged that the assertion “vaccines do not cause autism” has been historically promoted by itself and other federal health agencies to counter vaccine hesitancy.

In the past, the CDC had claimed, “Studies show no association between vaccination and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).” Now, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated a comprehensive evaluation of the potential causes of autism.

This review includes exploring “plausible biological mechanisms and possible causal relationships.” The statement “Vaccines do not cause autism” still appears on the website, but it comes with an asterisk noting that it wasn’t removed due to prior consent, not because it’s definitively supported by the evidence.

Children’s Health Defense welcomed the CDC’s new webpage update. Mary Holland, the organization’s president and CEO, expressed to FOX News Digital that the CDC is finally recognizing the truth regarding autism. She criticized the previous long-held belief that “vaccines do not cause autism,” arguing that no study has definitively proven this claim and many studies indicate vaccines might be a primary cause of autism. She expressed hope that the HHS’s new evaluation would lead to serious investigations into these causes.

Other medical organizations actively reject the idea that vaccines contribute to autism. The American Academy of Pediatrics firmly states that studies consistently find no reliable link between essential childhood vaccines and autism, stressing that vaccines are not among the known causes of autism.

Latest CDC data reveals that about 1 in 31 8-year-olds (approximately 3.2%) born in 2014 were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, a notable increase since 2000, when the diagnosis was approximately 1 in 150 children.