Immunization safety review : measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism / Kathleen Stratton ... [et al.], editors ; Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stratton, Kathleen R.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Immunization Safety Review Committee.

Series:

Compass series.

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vaccination--Complications.

Vaccination.

Immunization--Complications.

Immunization.

Autism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism

Measles mumps rubella vaccine and autism

MMR vaccine and autism

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Immunization is widely regarded as one of the most effective and beneficial tools for protecting the public's health. In the United States, immunization programs have resulted in the eradication of smallpox, the elimination of polio, and the control and near elimination of once-common, often debilitating and potentially life-threatening diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenza type b. Along with the benefits of widespread immunization, however, have come concerns about the safety of vaccines. No vaccine is perfectly safe or effective, and vaccines may lead to serious adverse effects in some instances. Furthermore, if a serious illness is observed after vaccination, it is often unclear whether that sequence is coincidental or causal, and it can be difficult to determine the true nature of the relationship, if any, between the vaccination and the illness. Ironically, the successes of vaccine coverage in the United States have made it more difficult for the public to weigh the benefits and complications of vaccines because the now-controlled diseases and their often-serious risks are no longer familiar. However, because vaccines are so widely used-and because state laws require that children be vaccinated before entering daycare and school, in part to protect others-it is essential that safety concerns be fully and carefully studied. Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism, the first of a series from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Immunization Safety Review Committee, presents an assessment of the evidence regarding a hypothesized causal association between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, an assessment of the broader significance for society of the issues surrounding the MMR-autism hypothesis, and the committee's conclusions and recommendations based on those assessments.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""REVIEWERS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism""; ""ORIGINS OF THE IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW PROJECT""; ""THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""THE STUDY PROCESS""; ""THE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CAUSALITY""; ""UNDER REVIEW: THE MMR�AUTISM HYPOTHESIS""; ""PLAUSIBILITY ASSESSMENT""; ""CAUSALITY ARGUMENT""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A January 11, 2001 Meeting Agenda""; ""APPENDIX B March 8, 2001 Meeting Agenda""

""APPENDIX C Immunization Safety Review Committee Biosketches""""APPENDIX D Research Needs and Opportunities Related to the Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-69).

ISBN:

9780309183222

0309183227

9780309557870

0309557879

9780309528696

0309528690

OCLC:

923256971