A 12-year-old aspiring scientist in Mexico has apparently found "proof" that vaccination and autism are linked. The young boy created a video to show his discovery. But the video was actually a slap on anti-vaxxers.
Marco Arturo's video post on vaccination and autism links via Facebook has drawn nearly 4 million views since May 25. In it, the young boy showed a folder containing evidence that he has found the links after doing extensive research. Except that the folder is actually empty.
Instead, Marco Arturo pointed out in his video that there is "absolutely no evidence to support the statement that vaccines are linked to autism in any way whatsoever," he said. He also implored parents to vaccinate their kids. Watch the video below:
Marco Arturo is on the right track as a budding scientist given that discoveries linking vaccines to autism have long been discredited. In fact, after countless of studies, the Center for Disease Control has confirmed that there really is no link, via its Autism info page.
Romper cites nine actual studies on vaccination and autism links, which have been done over the years but have the same conclusions. Yet, the argument on whether vaccines cause autism still rages on among pro and anti-vaxxers in light of the fact that many diseases, which should've already been eradicated, are resurfacing.
Proponents of vaccination said that since many parents are still choosing to keep their children unvaccinated for fear it may turn their babies autistic, infectious diseases -- such as measles or rubella, or polio, or the black plague -- are becoming more prevalent again. Meanwhile, anti-vaxxers are not partial to science, despite the countless studies debunking the myth, per Windsor Star.
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