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Published online 12 June 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020603-16
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Review rejects MMR autism link
Latest study finds no relationship between MMR vaccine and autism.
There is no link between the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism or bowel disease, says the latest review of published evidence.
In the UK, fears that the combined vaccine could trigger autism by causing intestinal disease has caused infant vaccination rates to drop below 85%.
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