SYNOPSIS
This team from the Health Sciences Center at the State University of New York at Stony Brook used cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine the association between the receipt of the triple series of hepatitis B vaccines and developmental disability, “proxied by parental report that their child receives early intervention or special education services (EIS).” Although not specifically targeting autism, the authors stated that “autism merits consideration because it is a developmental disorder with recent notable impacts on EIS.” They found that the odds of receiving EIS were approximately nine times as great for vaccinated as for unvaccinated boys.
TITLE
Hepatitis B triple series vaccine and developmental disability in US children aged 1–9 years.
CITATION
C. M. Gallagher and M. S. Goodman, “Hepatitis B Triple Series Vaccine and Developmental Disability in US Children Aged 1–9 Years,” Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2008; 90, 997-1008.