Claim: No scientific evidence backs Rep. Michele Bachmann's second-hand story of HPV vaccine causing mental retardation. Our research reveals that 35 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, without a single reported case of mental retardation. A total of four cases of a disorder involving inflammation of the brain have been reported, but a panel of scientists found there was insufficient evidence to establish that the vaccine caused those. The Republican presidential candidate has repeatedly related an anecdote about a post-debate encounter with a woman who told her a vaccine promoted by Texas Gov.
Fact-check: An Antidote for Bachmann's Anecdote - FactCheck.org
Verdict: no scientific evidence backs rep. michele bachmann's second-hand story of hpv vaccine causing mental retardation. our research reveals that 35 million doses of the vaccine have been administered, without a single reported case of mental retardation. a total of four cases of a disorder involving inflammation of the brain have been reported, but a panel of scientists found there was insufficient evidence to establish that the vaccine caused those. the republican presidential candidate has repeatedly related an anecdote about a post-debate encounter with a woman who told her a vaccine promoted by texas gov.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2011-09-14T22:58:41