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Claim that the Amish are healthier because they opt out of all vaccines is incorrect

The Amish are a Christian Anabaptist group of Swiss-German ancestry who arrived in the U.S. in the 18th century. Today about 335,000 Amish people live in 31 U.S. states. The Amish religion does not restrict access to modern medical care and children are vaccinated to some degree. Independently of immunization status and lifestyle, the Amish population has less genetic variability, which may be protective against certain diseases while increasing susceptibility to others.

Vaccines do not cause mercury toxicity or autism, contrary to claim in London Real video

Vaccines do not cause autism or mercury toxicity. The amount of mercury that infants receive through their diet is more than twice the amount ever contained in vaccines. Scientific evidence shows that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) arises through a combination of genetics and environment. Twin studies demonstrate a strong heritable component to ASD, with heritability estimates ranging from about 30 to 90%. Many genes involved in ASD risk are associated with brain and neuronal development.

Vaccines do not cause neurological damage, aluminum levels in vaccines are safe

Scientific evidence shows that vaccines are safe and not associated with autism. The amount of aluminum present in vaccines is very low, in fact much lower than the amount of aluminum in the diet of infants. Furthermore, the biologically active form of aluminum cannot cross the blood-brain barrier, hence it cannot cause damage to the brain or autism.

Claim that vaccines can cause individuals with mitochondrial disorders to develop autism is unsupported

No scientific studies have found any link between vaccines and autistic regression or autism in individuals with genetic mitochondrial disorders, and the single case report in the article does not provide substantial evidence for this link. In fact, given that children with mitochondrial disorders are particularly vulnerable to complications from infection that lead to regressive encephalopathy, it is especially important that they be vaccinated to minimise the likelihood of infection and related complications.

How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists

The claim that “vaccines cause autism” first received its scientific backing by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published in 1998. The study’s authors examined 12 children, who were reported to have gastrointestinal problems and pervasive developmental disorder. Based on the results of this study, Wakefield claimed to have discovered a link between the … Continued