[balita-anda] CNN NEWS: MMR Vaccination Will Not Cause Autism
Berita diambil dari: http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0104/23/ns.01.html Isi berita sbb: SEARCH CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web CNN NEWS SITE Institute of Medicine: MMR Vaccination Will Not Cause Autism Aired April 23, 2001 - 16:04 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. JOIE CHEN, CNN ANCHOR: Remember the measles? These days, the childhood illness is virtually non-existent in this country, but the question has been, at what cost? At this hour, new information on the MMR vaccine, that's the mandatory shot against measles, mumps and rubella, and fears of a possible link to autism. For the latest on this story, we turn to CNN medical correspondent Rhonda Rowland today. Rhonda, what is going on on this? RHONDA ROWLAND, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Joie, first of all, this is a highly-contentious issue and it all goes back to the Wakefield study. This was a study done in England in 1998 where researchers looked at 12 children with autism, and they hypothesized or speculated that the MMR vaccine, measles, mumps and rubella, was linked to autism in these children. And this report was widely publicized and a lot of parents with autistic children bought into this, they found it very believable because children with autism developed signs about a year, year and a half. They become uncommunicative. They may have repetitive gestures, and it's also at this time that they first get this shot. So, they found this very believable. Now, this has been a very important issue because all children are required to get this shot. So several government agencies asked the Institute of Medicine, a very prestigious medical group, to take a look and they have just released their findings, and here is what they found. They say there is no causal relationship between the vaccine and autism, that is, no link, and they come to this conclusion after reviewing reports and studies conducted in the United States as well as in Europe. However, they also say this does not exclude the possibility of a link in a small number of children; that is, in rare instances the vaccine could -- that is, could -- be linked to autism, but the current data is not sufficient to answer this question. The panel recommends that we continue to give attention to this issue, because it is so contentious, and they've also come up with specific research recommendations to answer any lingering questions. The panel also says they are not recommending any changes in the vaccination schedule, that all children should continue to get this vaccine and Joie, obviously, very important because this is a very deadly disease. CHEN: Rhonda, there are some questions coming to us from our live chat that's under way on the Web now. This is Edwina Giles: Is there any real, effective treatment to reverse autism? ROWLAND: Unfortunately, there is not. You cannot cure autism. This is a life-long disorder. However, if parents and doctors can pick it up early, say when a child is two years old, they can get them into intensive behavioral therapy and they have found with this children, Joie, that they are able to then get them into regular, mainstream schools and they have a lot of hope that these children will one day be able to carry on fairly normal lives. CHEN: How long have kids been getting them? I mean, you say that this is mandatory, but how long have the kids been getting this MMR shot? ROWLAND: Well, this combination, getting the three vaccines together, began in 1971, and the researchers say that they do not recommend separating this vaccine. They think that that could be more dangerous, that there would be children who would not ultimately end up getting all three of these necessary shots. So, it's been for quite a while. In 1999, only 100 cases of measles in the United States, and in other parts of the world, where there is no vaccination, one million children dying each year. CHEN: Medical correspondent Rhonda Rowland, thanks a lot. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. kirim bunga ke negara2 di Asia? klik, http://www.indokado.com Info balita, http://www.balita-anda.indoglobal.com Etika berinternet, email ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop berlangganan, e-mail ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[balita-anda] CNN NEWS: MMR VACCINATION WILL NOT CAUSE AUTISM
Berita diambil dari: http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0104/23/ns.01.html Isi berita sbb: SEARCH CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web CNN NEWS SITE Institute of Medicine: MMR Vaccination Will Not Cause Autism Aired April 23, 2001 - 16:04 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. JOIE CHEN, CNN ANCHOR: Remember the measles? These days, the childhood illness is virtually non-existent in this country, but the question has been, at what cost? At this hour, new information on the MMR vaccine, that's the mandatory shot against measles, mumps and rubella, and fears of a possible link to autism. For the latest on this story, we turn to CNN medical correspondent Rhonda Rowland today. Rhonda, what is going on on this? RHONDA ROWLAND, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Joie, first of all, this is a highly-contentious issue and it all goes back to the Wakefield study. This was a study done in England in 1998 where researchers looked at 12 children with autism, and they hypothesized or speculated that the MMR vaccine, measles, mumps and rubella, was linked to autism in these children. And this report was widely publicized and a lot of parents with autistic children bought into this, they found it very believable because children with autism developed signs about a year, year and a half. They become uncommunicative. They may have repetitive gestures, and it's also at this time that they first get this shot. So, they found this very believable. Now, this has been a very important issue because all children are required to get this shot. So several government agencies asked the Institute of Medicine, a very prestigious medical group, to take a look and they have just released their findings, and here is what they found. They say there is no causal relationship between the vaccine and autism, that is, no link, and they come to this conclusion after reviewing reports and studies conducted in the United States as well as in Europe. However, they also say this does not exclude the possibility of a link in a small number of children; that is, in rare instances the vaccine could -- that is, could -- be linked to autism, but the current data is not sufficient to answer this question. The panel recommends that we continue to give attention to this issue, because it is so contentious, and they've also come up with specific research recommendations to answer any lingering questions. The panel also says they are not recommending any changes in the vaccination schedule, that all children should continue to get this vaccine and Joie, obviously, very important because this is a very deadly disease. CHEN: Rhonda, there are some questions coming to us from our live chat that's under way on the Web now. This is Edwina Giles: Is there any real, effective treatment to reverse autism? ROWLAND: Unfortunately, there is not. You cannot cure autism. This is a life-long disorder. However, if parents and doctors can pick it up early, say when a child is two years old, they can get them into intensive behavioral therapy and they have found with this children, Joie, that they are able to then get them into regular, mainstream schools and they have a lot of hope that these children will one day be able to carry on fairly normal lives. CHEN: How long have kids been getting them? I mean, you say that this is mandatory, but how long have the kids been getting this MMR shot? ROWLAND: Well, this combination, getting the three vaccines together, began in 1971, and the researchers say that they do not recommend separating this vaccine. They think that that could be more dangerous, that there would be children who would not ultimately end up getting all three of these necessary shots. So, it's been for quite a while. In 1999, only 100 cases of measles in the United States, and in other parts of the world, where there is no vaccination, one million children dying each year. CHEN: Medical correspondent Rhonda Rowland, thanks a lot. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. kirim bunga ke negara2 di Asia? klik, http://www.indokado.com Info balita, http://www.balita-anda.indoglobal.com Etika berinternet, email ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop berlangganan, e-mail ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
