Re: Can vaccine-caused autism happen in the unvaccinated?

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> The MMR vaccine consists of three live (but attenuated) viruses. It

> > works by causing an acute infection (actually, three simultaneous

> > acute infections) which then stimulates the immune system to produce

> > antibodies and increase the number of " memory cells " . Live virus

> > vaccines are favored because they produce a stronger, longer lasting

> > immune response.

> >

> > At least one study has found live (and contagious) vaccine-strain

> > measles virus in the throat of a child that was recently vaccinated.

> > Presumably, the vaccine strain is approximately as contagious

> > as " wild-type " measles is (which is to say, VERY). This means that

> > you don't necessarily have to be vaccinated to be infected with the

> > vaccine strain of measles (and, presumably, mumps and rubella).

> >

> > So, all the studies comparing autism rates in vaccinated vs.

> > unvaccinated children have a serious flaw. While it is less likely

> > that an unvaccinated child could become infected with all three of

> > the MMR strain simultaneously, it is still very possible. Given the

> > general lack of hygeine among children of the MMR vaccination age

> > (about 15 months), children in close contact with recently

> > vaccinated " peers " could essentially get the MMR vaccine without the

> > fuss of a needle-stick.

> >

> > With more attention being focused on the measles vaccine strain as a

> > possible culprit in at least some cases of autism (remember, autism

> > existed before any vaccine against measles), the idea that the

> > vaccine strain of measles is potentially contagious puts

> a

> > whole new

> > spin on the subject.

> >

> >

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