CDC Diverts Research Funding to Study the Debunked Claim that Vaccines lead to Autism

by: Gracie Gosier, health reporter

Members of the scientific community are voicing their concerns about the upcoming CDC study to examine the link between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism. This announcement comes during a measles outbreak, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven and failed to find evidence for this claim. The continued promotion of debunked vaccine theories only serves as a distraction from the critical research needed to better understand autism. The conversation must shift to the public health issues that actually affect the autism community, such as access, affordability, and quality of healthcare services.