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• Autistic spectrum disorder : no causal relationship with vaccines. (PDF: 107k)
  Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society
  - Paediatrics & Child Health 2007;12(5):393-5.
  Pulsus
  Reviews recent controversies surrounding immunizations and ASD (austic spectrum disorder).
• Canadian immunization guide. (PDF: 4.4m) 7th ed.
  National Advisory Committee on Immunization
  Public Health Agency of Canada; 2006
  Presents information on the immunizing agents available in Canada and their use in the prevention of communicable diseases. Discusses recommendations on routine immunizations and answers queries from providers regarding immunization.
• Clinical safety issues of measles, mumps and rubella vaccines. (PDF)
  Afzal M.A., Minor P.D., Schild G.C.
  - Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000;78(2):199-204.
  World Health Organization
  » PubMed: 10743285
  Investigates the possible link between measles virus and measles vaccines and juvenile Crohn disease by reviewing the outcomes of several laboratory investigations which were carried out independently to identify the presence or absence of measles virus in the intestinal tissues derived from cases of inflammatory bowel disease.
• Does measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination cause inflammatory bowel disease and autism? (PDF: 142k)
  Strauss B., Bigham M.
  - Canada Communicable Disease Report 2001;27(8):65-72.
  Public Health Agency of Canada
  » PubMed: 11338656
  Reviews and summarizes the evidence of whether measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is causally associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and subsequent development of autism.
• Getting your shots (CPS).
  Canadian Paediatric Society; 2003
  Offers information on vaccines in Canada, written in plain language. Includes pamphlets on 5-in-1, measles, mumps and rubella, Diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, chickenpox, pneumococcal vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine.
• Immunization safety review: measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism. (PDF: 21k)
  Immunization Safety Review Committee
  Institute of Medicine; 2001
  Describes a publication which evaluated whether or not the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can cause autism.
• Immunization: the best defence.
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion
  Lists a number of diseases and compares the number of cases in Canada before and after the introduction of vaccines.
• Immunize your kids! (CCIAP). (PDF: 100k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion; 2009
  Describes how immunization works and lists recommended vaccinations for children. For best results print this brochure on letter-sized paper. (Choose File > Page Setup; under Orientation pick Landscape, and in the drop-down menu, under Paper pick Letter. Click OK and then print as usual.
• Lack of Association Between Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination and Autism in Children: A Case-Control Study.
  Mrozek-Budnyn Kieltka, Majewska.
  - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2009.
  Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  » PubMed: 19522237
  The first objective of the study was to determine whether there is a relationship between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination and autism in children. The second objective was to examine whether the risk of autism differs between use of MMR and the single measles vaccine... The study provides evidence against the association of autism with either MMR or a single measles vaccine.
• MMR the facts (UK).
  NHS Immunisation Information, Department of Health
  Answers questions the public might have about MMR. Includes a library, news stories, and link to submit a question to the panel.
• MMR vaccine: worries are not justified.
  Elliman D.A., Bedford H.E.
  - Archives of Disease in Childhood 2001;85(4):271-4.
  BMJ
  » PubMed: 11567931
  Review the background to concerns about the safety of MMR vaccine and examines the evidence to date. Requires registration.
• Publications : immunization (ON).
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  Provides links to fact sheets on immunization.
• A survey of key diseases. (PDF: 50k)
  Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion
  Gives an overview, history, and risks of getting diseases including diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis B.
• Unprotected people reports.
  Immunization Action Coalition
  Includes case reports, personal testimonies, newspaper and journal articles about people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases.
• Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children (Cochrane).
  Demicheli V., Jefferson T., Rivetti A., Price D.
  - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005;(4).
  Cochrane Collaboration
  Describes a study which carried out a systematic review to assess the evidence of effectiveness and unintended effects associated with MMR.