Washington, D.C. -- Autism and mercury advocacy organization SafeMinds regrets Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against three families who argued that vaccines which contained the mercury based preservative thimerosal contributed to their child's autism. The denial of reasonable compensation to families was based on inadequate vaccine safety science and poorly designed and highly controversial epidemiology studies supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The court's decision got a warm welcome from groups that support childhood vaccination, as well as some autism groups.
"We all feel for the families," said Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation. "But we can't lose sight of the science."It's time to stop trying to blame vaccines for autism and invest in research that could lead to the real cause, Singer said.
From Autism Speaks:
While we have great empathy for all parents of children with autism, it is important to keep in mind that, given the present state of the science, the proven benefits of vaccinating a child to protect them against serious diseases far outweigh the hypothesized risk that vaccinations might cause autism. Thus, we strongly encourage parents to vaccinate their children to protect them from serious childhood diseases.
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