IoM finds no thimerosal link to autism
Executive Summary
Neither the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine nor thimerosal-containing vaccines are associated with autism, a May 17 Institute of Medicine report says. The 1report, "Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism," updates a 2001 report that found the link between thimerosal and neurodevelopmental disorders was unclear (2"The Pink Sheet" Oct. 8, 2001, p. 11). The latest report is based on "overwhelming evidence from several well-designed" clinical and epidemiological studies...