Wikipedia:Vaccine safety/Main messages
This page contains core messages (with reliable references) about vaccine safety, including those related to misinformation surrounding vaccine safety.
| Statement | Reference |
|---|---|
| There is no link between vaccines and autism. | CDC |
| Vaccine ingredients do not cause autism. | CDC |
| Thiomersal in vaccines do not cause autism. | CDC |
| Ethylmercury is broken down by the body differently from methylmercury and clears out of the blood more quickly than methylmercury. | CDC |
| Flu vaccines that contain thiomersal are safe for children. | CDC |
| MMR vaccine does not contain mercury. | CDC |
| It is safe to give more than one vaccine at a time to children. | CDC |
| If people are not vaccinated, diseases like mumps and measles can reappear. | WHO |
| The immune response to vaccines is similar to the one produced by natural infection. | WHO |
| Before the measles vaccine was introduced, more than 90% of people were infected by the time they reached the age of 10 years. | WHO |
| Vaccines do not cause cancer. | WHO |
| It is technically impossible that vaccines contain microchips that can be used to track the whereabouts of a person. | WHO |
| Vaccine-preventable diseases are not yet eradicated. They exist in many countries of the world. | WHO |
| A 1998 study which raised concerns about a possible link between MMR vaccine and autism was later found to have serious flaws. The study was retracted from the journal that published it. The author of the article was found guilty of serious professional misconduct. | WHO |
| The amount of thiomersal, if present in vaccines, is very low that it is safe for use. | WHO |
| There is no link between vaccine administration and sudden infant death syndrome. | WHO |
| Vaccine preventable diseases can cause serious complications like pneumonia, diarrhoea, congenital rubella syndrome, ear infection, encephalitis, blindness and even death. | WHO |
| There is no evidence that vaccines cause allergies or autoimmune diseases. | Immunology.org |
| Immunization through vaccination is the safest way to protect against disease. | WHO |
| It is always best to get vaccinated, even when you think the risk of infection is low. | WHO |
| Combined vaccines are safe and beneficial. | WHO |
| If we stop vaccination, deadly diseases will return. | WHO |
| Measles is extremely contagious. | CDC |
| Measles can be very serious. | CDC |
| Measles is preventable. | CDC |