Autism Speaks' Andy Shih & Geraldine Dawson... equivocating?

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Autism Speaks on this week's California study:

Andy Shih in U.S. News & World Reporthttp://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080107/study-casts-doubt-on-vaccine-autism-link.htm

Another expert called the study limited and said it did not prove that vaccines have no connection to autism.

Still, the new research "adds to the body of existing evidence in which there is no causal connection that demonstrates thimerosal is a primary cause" of autism, said Andy Shih, vice president of scientific affairs for Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization.

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Shih said the study methods are "robust," adding that the authors appeared to address limitations of earlier studies. However, he said, the research "doesn't address the possibility that there might be a subpopulation who might be particularly vulnerable to a vaccine with thimerosal."

If just 1 percent to 2 percent of children were especially sensitive to the effect of thimerosal, the study wouldn't be able to pick it up, he said.

....As for a possible link between vaccines and autism, Shih said, "the jury is still out," especially considering that children are exposed to a large number of vaccines before age 2.

-and-

Geraldine Dawson in Newsweek:http://www.newsweek.com/id/85872/page/3

Geraldine Dawson, the chief science officer for the advocacy group Autism Speaks, called the California research "a very important study," and said all possible causes -genetic and environmental - need to be explored aggressively.

"The bulk of the evidence thus far suggests that mercury is not involved, but I think parents still have many questions," said Dawson. "I think until parents are satisfied, we need to continue to examine the question."

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Hmmmmm.

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> Autism Speaks on this week's California study:

>

> Andy Shih in U.S. News & World Report

> http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080107/study-casts-

doubt-on-vaccine-autism-link.htm

>

> Another expert called the study limited and said it did not prove

that vaccines have no connection to autism.

>

> Still, the new research " adds to the body of existing evidence in

which there is no causal connection that demonstrates thimerosal is a

primary cause " of autism, said Andy Shih, vice president of

scientific affairs for Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization.

> ...

> Shih said the study methods are " robust, " adding that the authors

appeared to address limitations of earlier studies. However, he said,

the research " doesn't address the possibility that there might be a

subpopulation who might be particularly vulnerable to a vaccine with

thimerosal. "

>

> If just 1 percent to 2 percent of children were especially

sensitive to the effect of thimerosal, the study wouldn't be able to

pick it up, he said.

> ...

> As for a possible link between vaccines and autism, Shih said, " the

jury is still out, " especially considering that children are exposed

to a large number of vaccines before age 2.

>

> -and-

>

> Geraldine Dawson in Newsweek:

> http://www.newsweek.com/id/85872/page/3

>

> Geraldine Dawson, the chief science officer for the advocacy group

Autism Speaks, called the California research " a very important

study, " and said all possible causes -genetic and environmental -

need to be explored aggressively.

>

> " The bulk of the evidence thus far suggests that mercury is not

involved, but I think parents still have many questions, " said

Dawson. " I think until parents are satisfied, we need to continue to

examine the question. "

>

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People - I have to say, Dr. Andy Shih is the most T-O-X-I-C person I have ever had the misfortune to listen to on national tv when he was on Montel. This further convinces me that (based on HIS genetics) this man is clearly mercury toxic.He is a brain reactor and his neurotoxin probably a result from all of the vaccines he has received during his health professional years. I use the words, "health professional," loosely.Rox

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