Pediatricians take the concerns of parents seriously.
The recommendations that we offer to parents every day in our offices are based on proven scientific evidence. The theory that vaccines, or the mercury in some vaccines, could cause autism has naturally increased anxiety in parents. Those with autistic children are looking for causes, treatments and cures. Other parents want assurances that their healthy child will stay that way once vaccinated. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports aggressive research into the causes, treatment and prevention of autism.