The World Health Organisation says vaccines are not the cause of autism.

World Health Organisation (WHO)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeated its finding that vaccines do not cause autism. This goes against claims being spread in the United States.

Recently, the US health body, the CDC, changed the wording on its website. This change weakens their previous, scientific stance that jabs do not lead to the developmental condition, autism.

Years of research prove there is no connection between having a vaccination and developing autism or other brain-related disorders.

However, the nation’s health chief, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, has often made anti-vaccine statements and incorrect claims linking the two.

WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated clearly at a press conference in Geneva that autism is not a side effect of vaccines.

“Today, WHO is publishing a new analysis by the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety that has found, based on available evidence, no causal link between vaccines and autism,” the UN health agency chief said.

The committee checked 31 studies from many countries over 15 years. These studies looked at vaccines containing thiomersal (a preservative that stops bacteria and fungus growing in big bottles of vaccine) and aluminium helpers (adjuvants).

“The committee concluded that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and autism, including vaccines containing aluminium or thiomersal,” said Tedros.

“This is the fourth such review of the evidence, following similar reviews in 2002, 2004 and 2012. All reached the same conclusion: vaccines do not cause autism.

“Like all medical products, vaccines can cause side effects, which WHO monitors. But autism is not a side effect of vaccines.”