{"id":15665,"date":"2026-02-26T12:41:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=15665"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T17:50:10","slug":"do-72-untested-vaccines-cause-chronic-issues-in-kids","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/do-72-untested-vaccines-cause-chronic-issues-in-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Do 72 untested vaccines cause chronic issues in kids?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In an old\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CartlandDavid\/status\/2025851364471955721?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noindex\">video<\/a>, RFK Jr. claims that none of the 72 required childhood vaccines were properly safety tested, that drug companies push unnecessary vaccines to make money, and that vaccines caused a big rise in autism and other chronic diseases in children.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]RFK Jr. says that not one of childhood vaccines are not tested in a pre-licensing placebo-controlled trial (in which the only placebo is saline) But in real life, many vaccines\u00a0<strong>have<\/strong>\u00a0been\u00a0tested\u00a0using saline placebos to check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/toolkits\/vaccine-overview-development-safety\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2aa185de98%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37U7lwzeEeSIjRHqwXTK5C\">safety<\/a>\u00a0and how well they work, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9142061\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9e7771af2f%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16xXVI2iEUtNeGatyNj3LD\">Rubella<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/3893185\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7245106d00%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22tFx1sV8K3uujhIYSvjY-\">Pneumococcal<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2233906\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D080fbe1fd8%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WHg3sg1Ps1K9sAoUQISeG\">Hib<\/a>\u00a0vaccines<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17484215\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1c32a2cdc1%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0F7vRcQljQxQ40j2HCWpdC\">HPV<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Salk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sph.umich.edu\/polio\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Def1c427e86%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2-rR4Czju9LaCwSDjqi7bI\">Polio<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC2554544\/pdf\/bullwho00229-0146.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbb1b122b31%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MXuYg8Gh9XVdqtSH5-oFU\">Measles<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/study\/NCT00707148\" rel=\"noopener noindex nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dceaa4f96d8%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Bn33AO4BZ_r4SYKBBy-ND\">Tdap<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8767431\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D73b4c66c96%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw32ZsdGTOUXYtcZ85jkTorq\">COVID<\/a>\u00a0vaccine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes a new vaccine is tested against an older vaccine. In some studies, the placebo may have tiny amounts of ingredients, like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topics\/are-aluminum-adjuvants-safe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7630216090%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eK_Yj2j-273RL8dSSKtCQ\">adjuvants<\/a>\u00a0or stabilizers, that scientists already know are safe. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/4e780c85-62ad-499b-af13-2ed24369fb23\/content\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddef56d3601%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772148814146000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1INtxfiulJSbARK45Ez7FS\">World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0has rules about when it is fair and safe to use a placebo. It is okay if there is no good vaccine yet, and the study could help protect people. But if a country already has a safe and effective vaccine, it is not right to give people a placebo instead, because that would leave them unprotected and at risk.<\/p>\n<p>He also claims vaccines cause autism; however, many peer-reviewed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/autismsciencefoundation.org\/autism-and-vaccines-read-the-science\/\" rel=\"noopener\">studies<\/a>\u00a0show no association between vaccines and autism.\u00a0Autism diagnoses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/pubs\/afp\/issues\/2011\/0301\/p515.html\" rel=\"noopener\">went up from 2000 to 2020<\/a>, even though most childhood vaccines were first given in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/vaccine-education-center\/science-history\/vaccine-history\/developments-by-year\" rel=\"noopener\">1980s and 1990s<\/a>. Since the 1980s, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/safety-prevention\/immunizations\/Pages\/History-of-Immunizations.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccine schedule\u00a0<\/a>has grown by only 1 or 2 new vaccines each decade. This slow and careful process is based on science. It is very different from the idea that vaccines are quickly and randomly added to the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Today, about 1 out of every 36 children in the United States has autism. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/autism-rates-by-country\" rel=\"noopener\">other countries<\/a>, autism rates are about the same or even higher, even though their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se\/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden\/communicable-disease-control\/vaccinations\/vaccination-programmes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccine schedules<\/a>\u00a0are different and often include fewer shots for young children.<\/p>\n<p>Large studies have compared vaccinated and unvaccinated children, and they keep finding the same result: vaccines do not cause autism or other long-term health problems. A study in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/M18-2101\" rel=\"noopener\">Denmark<\/a>\u00a0followed more than 650,000 children for 10 years and found that the MMR vaccine did not increase autism, even in children with an autistic sibling.\u00a0Studies from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3057555\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dash.harvard.edu\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/7312037d-cd04-6bd4-e053-0100007fdf3b\/content\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippines<\/a>, and multiple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/2327-6924.12464\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. health-care systems<\/a>\u00a0show that the only clear difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated children is that vaccinated children are protected from the diseases the vaccines prevent.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In an old\u00a0video, RFK Jr. claims that none of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[195,199,189,204,315,196,191,203,314,198,298,313,280],"class_list":["post-15665","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-autism","jtf_topic_subjects-childhood-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-dtap","jtf_topic_subjects-hib","jtf_topic_subjects-hpv","jtf_topic_subjects-measles","jtf_topic_subjects-mmr","jtf_topic_subjects-pneumococcla","jtf_topic_subjects-polio","jtf_topic_subjects-rfk","jtf_topic_subjects-rubella","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-schedules","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15666,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/15665\/revisions\/15666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=15665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}