Autism's Link to Vaccines Is Unfounded, Study Says

Link: Bloomberg.com: Canada.

July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Use of mercury in vaccines doesn't cause autism among school-aged children, a study says.

Advocacy groups had suggested that mercury used as a preservative in some immunizations may be linked to autism, an umbrella term that covers a range of developmental and communication disorders that affect three to six of every 1,000 children born in North America.

The Montreal study found that autism rates rose steadily among school-aged children who had been vaccinated as infants, even though the preservative was not included the shots during the last two years examined, said Eric Fombonne, director of Pediatric Psychiatry at Montreal Children's Hospital