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If the vaccine was causing any problems, we would expect to see them emerge right around the time of vaccination, not a month later
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We found no increase in emergency room visits or serious side effects
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Most of us who take care of kids with inborn errors of metabolism think vaccination is one of the best interventions we can offer them
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They are at increased risk for devastating complications, even death, from the diseases that the vaccines prevent
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After that ruling, there was some concern that vaccination may place some children with genetic disorders at increased risk for autism or other adverse effects
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These findings are very reassuring
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A subset of ASD that might be usefully studied is the intersection of ASD cases with (medically recognized) adverse events following immunization, such as fever, febrile seizure, or hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode ... Some overlap will be expected by coincidence, and given the publicity of the autism-v...
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A small and specific subset of the general population (such as those with mitochondrial dysfunction) may be at elevated risk of reduced neurological functioning ... possibly including developing ASD, subsequent to live virus vaccination.
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almost certainly does not account for the recent rise in ASD diagnoses; however, public concern regarding vaccines and autism coupled with the prevalence and severity of ASD warrant additional study in well defined subpopulations
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Recent developments around mitochondrial dysfunction reinforce the importance of studies of adverse events following immunization in rigorously defined subsets of the ASD spectrum.
