Vaccines cause autism – Conspiracy Theories Myths

Almost all vaccines that come out and widely used goes through rigorous testing at various stages. 10s of 1000s of volunteers are tested before a vaccine is released for public use. Vaccine researchers and production companies have stopped research even if one single person show serious side effects. There is no evidence vaccines cause autism or other serious side effects.

Vaccines are the one to help the immune system and thus protects us from a disease. It has been studied that it was the most effective method to cure the diseases and it proved to eradicate infectious diseases like smallpox, polio and tetanus from the world. Conspiracy theorists are peddling misinformation to break the trust of the people to inject vaccines and are providing them with numerous fake theories. It is so unfortunate to hear the news that many educated individuals are believing in some crazy and absurd conspiracy theories. Many public health organisations and physicians are defying misconceptions about vaccines for more than decades and are proving the facts to ensure safety to all the people. Let us go through some of the conspiracy theories about vaccines and to get the facts right.

• • Conspiracy Theory – Vaccines causes autism:

    Fact: No, it is not true

    This is one of the famous theories that has been believed by American people. As the rate of the autism spectrum disorder increased over a decade to more than 40%, many people suspected that MMR vaccines may cause autism. The widespread fear of the vaccine started in 1997 when Andrew Wakefield, a British surgeon insisted that measles, mumps, rubella vaccine increases autism in children. Scientists, researchers and the public health researchers debunked this theory stating that autism and vaccines are not related by means and later his medical licence was discredited. After years this theory gained much attention when the ex President Donald Trump accepted this theory. As we know he is one among the conspiracy theorists to promote the fake theories, this adds to his list.

  • Conspiracy Theory – Chips are inserted in vaccine to track the movement of the people:

    Fact: No, it isn’t true

    Some people and the conspiracy theorist believed that the whole concept of coronavirus is fake and it is just a coverup for a plan by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to implant microchips that are linked to 5G technology in the name of vaccines to track every individual. This started when Bill Gates stated that “we will have some digital certificates” to know who had received the vaccine. This is the origin of this theory, although he didn’t mention any microchips. Almost 28% of Americans believe the fake theory while not every individual is suspecting Bill Gates. This conspiracy theory is still believed by many people even when there is no evidence to support this claim. It was banished by Bill Gates and his team due to the lack of evidence.

  • Conspiracy Theory – Polio vaccines kill muslims:

    Fact: No, it won’t

    In many Islam countries like Afghanistan, Nigeria and Iran they believed that vaccines kills people or it would make the girls infertile. They had suspected that the USA had plotted the trap in vaccines to eradicate them. In addition it was believed that the polio vaccine is made from the tissues of the monkeys that was forbidden to Muslims. As a result people in many countries restricted their children to inject the polio vaccine and are suffering from serious illness. Hence, many governments took initiative to allow their citizens to get immunization. After several tests conducted by the Nigerian government this theory was debunked. Yet the vaccines were imported only from the Muslim countries for their own belief.

  • Conspiracy Theory – Vaccines are the used for population control:

    Fact: No, it is not true

    This is one of the fictional theories that was accepted by almost all people in the world for decades. As many people have lost their faith in the government, they believed that the vaccines may be used for population control by making people impotent. Every vaccine is given to the people after so many series of tests conducted by the government. Government creates awareness for population control rather than injecting vaccines. Therefore it is found to be fake theory which is evolving around with no evidence.

  • Conspiracy Theory – Vaccines are made with toxic substances which are unsafe to humans:

    Fact: No, it is not

    As we know that chemicals are unsafe to consume, many conspiracy theorists and people came up with this theory. According to the FDA, chemicals like formaldehyde, mercury and aluminium are used only in trace amounts to make a vaccine. Therefore it is not harmful for humans and it is approved to be taken as a vaccine. Vaccines are given only during particular intervals thus not to affect the immune system, hence this theory is found to be a hoax.

  • Conspiracy Theory – Infants cannot handle vaccines:

    Fact: No, it is not true

    Many parents seem to worry that vaccines cannot be handled by the baby’s immune system and believe that the natural immune system is better than the immunization. Researchers show that the immune system of the infants are stronger and can handle upto 10000 vaccines when given separately. Even though it is only in theory, in reality only a single vaccine is given at once that uses less than 0.1 of the baby’s immune system. As the children are suspected of new bacteria and viruses, vaccination is the efficient way to lead a healthy life.

  • Conspiracy Theory – Corona vaccine could change DNA:

    Fact: No, it won’t

    After an outbreak of coronavirus, the world had changed to upside down within months. To reduce the number of deaths and to decrease the spread of the virus, different measures were taken by the government and health authorities. After more than ten months of struggle they finally came with the covid vaccine. As the conspiracies about vaccines are roaming around the world, people failed to get vaccinated when it finally reached them. Conspiracy theorists came with their own theories that it may change DNA, you may think who would believe such absurd theory? Unfortunately there are lots of people who believe this theory. Some believed that they would change into animals like chimpanzees, monkeys and even frogs. People hesitate to vaccinate as they suspect that the gene editing technologies such as CRISPR may be used in the vaccine. Although many people seem to accept his theory, it was debunked by the scientists that it was a hoax.

Although vaccines cause some of the side effects like fever and vomit, it is given only in small amounts to ensure safety to us. As it is the great pillar of modern medicine, get vaccinated to stay away from infectious diseases.