Pursuant to the Data Quality Act (DQA), […] this webpage has been updated because the statement "Vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim.
Key points
The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.
Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.
HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.