False Belief in MMR Vaccine-Autism Link Endures as Measles Threat Persists

https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/false-belief-in-mmr-vaccine-autism-link-endures-as-measles-threat-persists/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-88lOSsiFKQR0OYvamef64AIMSiK9g1LyqPxfVGv7J3bGRTasibwBWG-0K5rbiLXooCT8ImGZYN5CrQdRvM8OijWRaiLg&_hsmi=309996679&utm_content=309996679&utm_source=hs_email MMR vaccine misinformation persists as measles cases rise A quarter of U.S. adults may not know that claims about the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella!) causing autism are false, according to a report published yesterday by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The CDC has said there is no evidence linking the vaccine to the disorder. But 24% of respondents said that statement — that the CDC has said there is no evidence — is “somewhat” or “very inaccurate.” The results, collected from 1,500 people in April, come as measles cases in the U.S. are rising, but vaccinations against the disease are falling. It reminds me of a First Opinion that STAT published this year by physician Paul Law, who lives and works in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Only about 20% of children there are vaccinated for measles, due to a lack of funding and infrastructure. Last year, there were more than 500 measles deaths. “I’ve never met a mom there who turned down the shots for her kids,” he wrote. https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/06/florida-measles-outbreak-scact-details/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JFGrQoo-FvFSzGwxVANraW3ZuhDtkxaaYnCUOKKT1zgt7w_-Lodt0k9B6cO4phAjQgW79Sq9wgCTgePQYpj7WUi3KWw&_hsmi=309996679&utm_content=309996679&utm_source=hs_email No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine By Paul LawMarch 12, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/12/measles-outbreak-florida-children-vaccination-death/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9uaeGFI5fg7ObQuNiIlfJkL9n2ZYg-fYwbflAvSmSw0S10xJxKMD_38CwZCGxIdpNB8zsFJAlQp14e-Z5-jAXwdDXOXQ&_hsmi=309996679&utm_content=309996679&utm_source=hs_email