Claim: In 1983, US children got 10 vaccines and the autism rate was 1 in 10,000.
Fact-check: Autism prevalence is up but scientists have consistently found that vaccines don't cause it - Full Fact
Verdict: we don't know exactly how prevalent autism was in 1983. there were around five vaccines involving 11 doses recommended for children in the us back then.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2019-08-08T00:00:00