The Pros And Cons Of The MMR Vaccine

Autism and autism spectrum disease (ASD) are complex childhood developmental disorders characterized by impaired social interaction, which is a very devastating disease that affects the entire family. There are huge public and political attention turned to the topic that the MMR vaccine has possible association with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ASD and autism. Previously, there was suggestion that if measles, mumps and rubella vaccines given separately, it could be beneficial and will outweigh the risks. Some autistic children may develop gastrointestinal symptoms, but according to the data, it maybe not related to vaccination. But, further research might be more helpful. In conclusion, the available evidence doesn’t agree with the data that MMR vaccine is one of the causes of autism or IBD. They also stated separate administration of measles, …show more content…
Wakefield had “acted unethically and had shown ‘callous disregard’ for the children in his study, upon whom invasive tests were performed” per British General Medical council (Eggertson, 2010). Wakefield observed twelve children with autism related to the MMR vaccination. However, according to Deer five out of twelve children already had documented developmental diseases, possibly prior to MMR vaccination. Another example regarding the interval between the time of MMR vaccination and the symptoms of autism. According to Wakefield, one child’s symptoms started at 15 months old about a week after the vaccination, but in the actual case the symptoms began at 13 months old, prior to vaccination. Likewise, Deer invalidated every child’s original living case with the case presented by Wakefield’s public study. Due to his fraud, Wakefield lost his medical license in Britain (Deer,