Study on Cumulative Immunogen Exposure and Autism Risk
A key study refuting the link between vaccines and autism compared the total cumulative immunogens received by children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to a control group of children without ASD. The comparison was made at three different age intervals: 0-3 months, 0-7 months, and 0-24 months. The results, depicted in a bar chart, show the percentage of children in each group at various levels of immunogen exposure. The data reveals no consistent trend or significant difference between the ASD and control groups. For example, depending on the specific age range and immunogen count, the percentage of children with ASD was sometimes slightly higher, sometimes lower, and sometimes equal to the control group. This lack of a clear pattern demonstrates that there is no correlation between the quantity of immunogens a child receives from vaccines and their likelihood of developing ASD.

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