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Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fear Video Series
This video series answers questions many parents have about vaccines. It also contains the stories of several parents whose children suffered vaccine-preventable diseases.
Videos in this Series
- Introduction: Vaccine Safety Concerns
- Are Vaccinations Necessary?
- Are Vaccinations Safe?
- Why are There So Many Vaccines?
- Can My Baby Get Four or Five Vaccines at a Time?
- Is it Better to Be Naturally or Artificially Immunized?
- Is There a Link Between the MMR Vaccine and Autism?
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Do Vaccines Cause Chronic Illnesses? - New Vaccines, Should You Wait?
- Vaccine Safety: Good Information vs. Bad Information
Transcript: Do Vaccines Cause Chronic Illnesses?
Clinician: When parents ask me to prove that vaccines do not cause chronic illnesses, what information can I give them?
Paul A. Offit, MD: Well, certainly not all vaccines have been examined to see whether or not they cause all known chronic illnesses. But, I mean, anytime we have looked, we've been reassured. For example, we now know that vaccines are not a cause of diabetes; that vaccines are not a cause of multiple sclerosis; that vaccines are not a cause of inflammatory bowel disease; that vaccines are not a cause of autism; that vaccines are not a cause of sudden infant death syndrome. So I think, you know, when we've looked, we've been reassured.
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