Open Discussion about safety of vaccines
The Autism News | Special Guest
One in four Americans are concerned about the safety of vaccines. In a poll conducted by Thomson Reuters and NPR to gauge attitudes and opinions on different health issues, 21.4 percent even believe that vaccines can cause autism.
Households with children under the age of 18 showed the greatest level of concern at 30.8%, of which 47.3 percent attributed their fear to future long-term impact on health and 46 percent said they were worried about side effects.
Specific safety concerns include: vaccines can cause autism (21.4%); vaccines can be linked to cancer (9.2%); vaccines play a role in diabetes (6.9%); and vaccines and heart disease are connected (5.9%). Because of these reasons, nearly one in five said they have questioned or refused a vaccine for themselves or their children.
Americans Believe Vaccines are Unsafe, Do You?
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