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A Large Study Provides More Evidence That MMR Vaccines Don't Cause Autism

A study of more than 600,000 Danish children finds no evidence of any link between autism and the vaccine that protects against mumps, measles and rubella.
An MMR vaccination, immunizing against measles, mumps and rubella, is seen in the Health and Prevention Centre in Lyon, France.

There's strong new evidence that a common childhood vaccine is safe.

A large released Monday finds no evidence that the vaccine that protects against increases the risk of autism. The study of children born in Denmark is one of the largest ever

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