Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) Releases New Educational Documents. ‘MMR Vaccine Has Not Been Proven Safer Than Measles, Mumps and Rubella’ (posted 12/31/24)

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This collection of educational documents helps physicians, policymakers and the public compare the risks of measles, mumps and rubella diseases to the risks of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine.

These documents provide important data from sources such as the National Center for Health Statistics.

Key points:

• Most measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) cases are benign.

• Immunity from the MMR vaccine wanes over time.

• The MMR vaccine has not been proven safer than the measles, mumps and rubella diseases.

• Before mass vaccination, fatality and permanent disability from MMR were rare in the United States.

• Measles:

  • Only 1 in 93,000 or 0.001% of measles cases with normal Vitamin A levels resulted in permanent disability or death.

  • Among vaccinated children ~60% are susceptible to infection and spread measles by age 15.

• Mumps:

  • Only 1 in 66,000 or 0.002% of mumps cases were fatal or resulted in permanent disability.

  • Among vaccinated children ~50% are susceptible to infection and spread mumps within 19 years.

• Rubella:

  • Only 1 in 210,000 or 0.0005% of rubella cases contracted after birth were fatal.

  • Among vaccinated children >30% are susceptible to infection and spread rubella within 15 years.

• Safety studies of the MMR vaccine lack statistical power, with both pre-and post-marketing safety studies being largely inadequate.

• MMR vaccination can lead to neurological disorders (e.g., encephalopathy, meningitis, ataxia, transverse myelitis, optic neuritis, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, brachial neuritis, and hearing loss), autoimmune diseases (e.g., chronic arthritis), fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

• Seizures from the MMR vaccine occur in about 1 in 640 children, which is about five times more than seizures from measles infection.

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• All PIC Educational Documents: physiciansforinformedco…

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