Study links childhood vaccination to higher autism,  neurodevelopmental disorder rates

A new peer-reviewed study has found that vaccinated children are 170% more likely to be diagnosed with autism compared to unvaccinated children.

The study, published on January 23 in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law, also revealed a 212% higher likelihood of vaccinated children developing other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including ADHD, epilepsy, brain inflammation, and learning disabilities.

Conducted by Anthony R. Mawson and Binu Jacob of the Chalfont Research Institute, the study analyzed data from 47,155 9-year-old children enrolled in Florida’s Medicaid program since birth.

It concluded that the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule is a significant factor contributing to increased autism and NDD rates in vaccinated children.

Vaccinated children with 11 or more vaccination visits were 340% more likely to be diagnosed with autism compared to unvaccinated children.

Preterm vaccinated children were 258% more likely to develop at least one NDD than unvaccinated preterm children.

Vaccinated children had a 419% higher risk of encephalopathy, a 525% higher risk of tic disorders, and a 581% higher risk of learning disabilities compared to unvaccinated children.

Preterm vaccinated infants faced an 884% higher risk of learning disabilities and a 612% higher risk of brain inflammation.

Dr. Karl Jablonowski, senior research scientist for Children’s Health Defense, praised the study’s methodology, stating, “The government has had this data for decades, professing safety while simultaneously refusing to study it. This paper is unignorable.”

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The study challenges longstanding claims by government agencies and pharmaceutical companies that vaccines are not linked to autism. Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher argued that the findings “completely dismantle” this narrative and highlight the need for a reassessment of vaccine safety.

The authors emphasized that government-sponsored studies have yet to compare health outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

Mawson and Jacob called for further research to confirm the safety of childhood vaccination schedules, particularly for preterm infants.

The study also addressed the growing prevalence of autism, which has risen from 1 in 1,000 children in the 1990s to 1 in 36 today, according to the CDC.

While the increase is often attributed to greater awareness and environmental factors, the authors suggested the expanding vaccination schedule could be a key contributor.

The CDC’s childhood vaccination schedule now includes nearly three times as many vaccines as it did in 1983.

Mawson and Jacob warned that “any planned additions to the schedule should be delayed until research determines its safety for children’s overall health.”

The study’s findings have sparked renewed calls for overhauling the U.S. vaccination program.

Hulscher argued that the CDC’s “hyper-vaccination schedule” may be contributing to rising rates of autism and chronic diseases, adding that many vaccines were approved without long-term placebo-controlled trials.

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Dr. Christina Parks, a biologist, stressed the importance of parental choice, particularly for preterm infants who may face greater risks from vaccination. She noted that unvaccinated preterm infants had no statistically higher risk of NDDs than full-term infants.

Hulscher linked the growing mistrust of childhood vaccines to the fallout from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which he said “killed, injured, or permanently disabled millions.”