Any info on the MMR shot?

Question

I am thinking about my son not getting the MMR shot and would like any info on it. I have a cousin that has Autism and his mom says she thinks it is from the MMR? Any info will help

Answer 1

I waited until my son was almost 5 years old before getting him the MMR vaccine because it is a requirement before entering school even homeschooling. He got sick from the chicken pox vaccine running a fever over 102. Yes, we did take him to the dr. and the ER we were told that the vaccine couldn't have caused that high of fever. I knew better. So yes, I am going to wait until my 4 month old daughter is around 5 years old to get the MMR and chicken pox vaccine. She had her 4 month shots on Monday, and the poor baby had a fever of a 100.9 all day Tuesday. Yes, we did call the Dr. and they said to keep an eye out and give her infant tylenol every 4 hours. I understand there is an important reason for vaccinations, but I do not like how many they get at once so if there is a reaction then you don't know which one caused it.

Answer 2

Well I know many parents believe there is a link, but I have participated in research on the subject and so far, there has not been a link found. What I can tell you is that signs of autism start appearing at 12 months, which is way before the child gets the MMr shot. Not using an index finger to point, not giving eye contact, not turning head and looking at you when you call their name, etc... these are signs that are there before the shot is given. Most parents don't really notice these sings and it's not until age 2 that they notice language is behind. I have worked with 2 children with autism who never received any shots because older siblings had autism and parents swore it was the shot. They both had autism though.

Answer 3

No, no, no! Study after study has proved there IS NO CONNECTION between the MMR shot and autism. Autism just coincidentally shows up at about the same time as the MMR shot is given. Do not believe your cousin, believe your pediatrician and the thousands of doctors and researchers who will tell you the MMR shot is not only safe (side effects are incredibly rare), but dangerous not to give, since measles and mumps, in particular, can be deadly diseases and outbreaks are on the rise.

Be a responsible parent and vaccinate your child!

Answer 4

Get the MMR without the mercury as a stabilizer, its the mercury that causes the autism.

You can also get the MMR broken up into each individual vaccine. One for measles, one for mumps, and one for ruebella.

Its not just MMR, its any vaccine that has a live culture or mercury that should be avoided. The producers of the MMR actually phased out the mercury a couple years ago, so not many of them actually still contain the mercury. Its safer now than it was.

You can talk to your doctor about it. Let him know you want mercury free, and possibly individual shots.

Answer 5

What I know about MMR and Austim is this. Austim begins to rear its ugly head around the time/shortly after the MMR shot is administered. Austim generally starts to show "symptoms" around age 1- 2 which is about the time MMR is administered. According to the CDC and The World Health Organization there is no direct link between Austim and MMR. In the 1990s MMR was blamed for Irritable Bowel Syndrome too. I think people are always looking for something to blame. Of all the children I have come into contact with only one has had autism and it was female (not male and ppl say mmr causes males to get austim) If you have questions speak with your dr and weigh the risks of if you'd rather risk your child obtaining measles, mumps or rubella or get the MMR shot

Answer 6

The people saying just get the MMR shot have no idea what they are talking about. There is a reason they do not give MMR to people with HIV, and many autistic children have worse immune systemes than an HIV patient.

Consider: Children with neurological disorders are often suffering from severe gastrointestinal distress and inflammation. A trigger of this inflammation and the resultant behaviors is the MMR vaccine.

We cite three published studies that support this position:

Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
Lancet 1998 Feb 28
Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, Linnell J, Casson DM, [University Department of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London, UK]

This study demonstrates that the MMR vaccine triggered autistic behaviors and inflammatory bowel disease in autistic children. Excerpt:

"Onset of behavioral symptoms was associated, by the parents, with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination [MMR] in eight of the 12 children, with measles infection in one child, and otitis media in another… We identified associated gastrointestinal disease and developmental regression in a group of previously normal children, which was generally associated in time with possible environmental triggers."

The Significance of Ileo-Colonic Lymphoid Nodular Hyperplasia in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, August 2005.
Andrew J. Wakefield, MD [Royal Free & University College Medical School, London].

This study demonstrates that, to a much higher degree, children with an autism spectrum disorder suffer from Ileo-Colonic Lymphoid Nodular Hyperplasia (LNH) a serious disorder of the intestinal tract. Excerpt:

"Both ileal and colonic LNH are significantly more prevalent, and of greater severity, in ASD children compared with developmentally normal controls."

Detection and Sequencing of Measles Virus from Peripheral Mononuclear Cells from Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autism
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2000
Hisashi Kawashima, Takayuki Mori, Yasuyo Kashiwagi, Kouji Takekuma

This study shows that the measles in the bowels of autistic children is from the MMR vaccine. Excerpt:

"Additionally, a new syndrome has been reported in children with autism who exhibited developmental regression and gastrointestinal symptoms (autistic enterocolitis), in some cases soon after MMR vaccine. It is not known whether the virus, if confirmed to be present in these patients, derives from either wild strains or vaccine strains. ...The sequences obtained from the patients with ulcerative colitis and children with autism were consistent with being vaccine strains. The results were concordant with the exposure history of the patients. Persistence of measles virus was confirmed in PBMC in some patients with chronic intestinal inflammation."

Generation Rescue
www.generationrescue.org

Answer 7

http://www.909shot.com/Diseases/mmr.htm
http://www.vaclib.org/basic/reversing.htm
http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/m/mmr_ii/mmr_ii_pi.pdf

From the manufacturer package insert:
"M-M-R II has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or potential to impair fertility."

Also, stated in the insert, the vaccine has been linked with chronic arthritis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)

It is important to remember that the Measles, Mumps and Rubella were once common childhood diseases. 95% of the population would contract in it childhood. In a healthy immune system they would cause flu-like symptoms, and complications were extremely rare in a healthy individual. The media and medical communtiy has hyped them up to be a lot more dangerous than they really are.

**As for the misinformation that your child will not be allowed to go to school without vaccines, please visit this link http://www.909shot.com/state-site/state-exemptions.htm . It has state-by-state vaccine exemption information. All states have medical exemptions, most have religious, and many now have philosophical. For example, I live in california which has all 3 exemptions. To get my children, who are unvaccinated, into school, I simply have to flip over the vaccinations information sheet from the school and sign in a section that says vaccines are against my personal beliefs. Voila, they are exempt and can go to school(with all those vaccinated kids...*gasp*).

Answer 8

A life time of not getting Measles, Mumps, or Rubella? Honey, the state gives those free for a reason. There is a theory that Autism could be from those shots, but nothing is proven. They also say that you can get cancer from drinking Pepsi and colas, or going outside and breathing air. I don't think I'm going to stop that just b/c someone has a theory.

My friend's son was pretty much born autistic. We didn't really know much except that he cried a lot.

That's just an opinion you can choose to share or dismiss. ;)

Answer 9

there have been no conclusive studies done saying that any immunization shots cause autism. doctors are finding that some children display signs of autism very early in life and it couldn't possibly be linked to immunizations. have you done research on what measles, mumps and rubella will do to a child? also, many primary schools will not allow children admission without being immunized as well as colleges.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMR_vaccine

Answer 10

This is a very controversial subject. It really comes down to whose opinion you value more. Your cousin, or your Pediatrician. The fact is that there is not one single study linking immunizations to Autism. Not one. But people are scared, understandably so. However, keep in mind that the diseases we immunize against were fatal. It's that simple. Don't immunize and you run the very serious risk of bringing those dieases back. Which seems worse?