Vaccines work… and do not cause autism

PLoS Biol. 2025 Apr 18;23(4):e3003143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003143. eCollection 2025 Apr.

Abstract

Vaccines have saved millions of lives, yet their importance and safety is repeatedly in question. We cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health-it is not time to defund, but rather invest in these life-saving tools.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Autistic Disorder* / chemically induced
  • Autistic Disorder* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Public Health
  • Vaccination / adverse effects
  • Vaccines* / adverse effects

Substances

  • Vaccines