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What should we take away from this?

 
   Since it can truly be said that a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has not been fully disproven, more studies need to be done. However, the MMR vaccine is currently time tested and proven and as with all vaccines, it has been a remarkable acheivement for our civilization. Until told otherwise, we need to understand how important vaccines are to our way of life, and not be hasty when it comes to the health of our children and ultimately our future generations.    

Because of the lingering risk of large outbreaks of preventable diseases covered by the MMR vaccine, it is pertinent that parents become better educated when it comes to the relationship between vaccines and autism. Parents need to be guided through their decision making when it is time to vaccinate their child, and made aware of how any risk of developing autism is greatly outweighed by the risk of contracting a harmful disease such as the measles. The immunization safety review committee recommends that the future entail better risk-benefit communication between both the scientific community and public communities. There needs to be a program in place that will increase public participation in vaccine safety research and policy decision so that parents do not continue to unwittingly risk their lives of their children as a result of ignorance and unfounded fear (Immunization safety review, 2004).
     
   






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Childhood vaccines promote the health and ultimately the happiness of our children.