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No Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Jenny McCarthy, the actress behind a media blitz linking vaccines to autism, recently began promoting a new book highlighting her activism and experiences living with an autistic child.

The claims by the actress, who is not a doctor, are not founded in science or research, and are simply not true, according to experts in the medical field.

Dr. Mike Noetzel, director of pediatric neurology at St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, provided medical insight refuting Ms. Mccarthy's claims to KTRS radio in St. Louis. Listen:

St. Louis Children's Hospital is affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine.

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