Phyllis Arthur, EVP, Health Policy and Programs, “Vaccines are one of the most important and effective innovations for the defense of public health. They have saved millions of lives and drastically reduced or eliminated deadly and debilitating infectious diseases like smallpox, polio, and measles.Today’s pediatric vaccination schedule is specifically designed to protect American children during their period of greatest risk to infectious diseases.
“Additionally, extensive scientific research with dozens of peer-reviewed studies and continuous safety monitoring over decades have consistently shown that vaccines and their ingredients do not cause autism.To continue suggesting there is a link without evidence is a disservice to finding causes and interventions that could help those living with autism and the families who support them. These suggestions will also cause confusion and erode confidence in vaccines with American families, exposing millions of people, particularly children, to the risk of being unprotected to serious infectious disease.”
Dear Mr. Thune, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Jeffries:As President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), as a father and entrepreneur whose family is here today because of biotech innovation, and on behalf of the more than…
Phyllis Arthur, EVP, Health Policy and Programs, “Vaccines are one of the most important and effective innovations for the defense of public health. They have saved millions of lives and drastically reduced or eliminated deadly and debilitating infectious diseases like smallpox, polio, and measles. Today’s pediatric vaccination schedule is specifically designed to protect American children during their period of greatest risk to infectious diseases.
“Additionally, extensive scientific research with dozens of peer-reviewed studies and continuous safety monitoring over decades have consistently shown that vaccines and their ingredients do not cause autism. To continue suggesting there is a link without evidence is a disservice to finding causes and interventions that could help those living with autism and the families who support them. These suggestions will also cause confusion and erode confidence in vaccines with American families, exposing millions of people, particularly children, to the risk of being unprotected to serious infectious disease.”