Kids who got the MMR vaccine were seven percent less likely to develop autism than children who didn't get vaccinated
That is exactly what they are claiming.
>Kids who got the MMR vaccine were seven percent less likely to develop autism than children who didn't get vaccinated
That is exactly what they are claiming.
That's not cause an effect. No responsible scientist would claim that it proves this, but the media has no hesitation of creating the clickbait title on a hot-button issue like vaccines. The article even explains this limitation in the study, but don't count on the masses grasping that nuance--or even reading the article for that matter.
That's not cause an effect. No responsible scientist would claim that it proves this, but the media has no hesitation of creating the clickbait title on a hot-button issue like vaccines. The article even explains this limitation in the study, but don't count on the masses grasping that nuance--or even reading the article for that matter.
I don't think anybody is claiming that vaccines reduce the chances of autism by 7%, so this indicates we really don't know the drivers of outcomes are in these complex systems.
So what even was the point of the study and what does it prove? I doubt vaccines cause autism, but isn't real science.