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April 6, 2000

Autism and Childhood Vaccines

Witnesses testified about a theory that routine vaccinations may cause autism in a growing number of children. Parents spoke about their exp… read more

Witnesses testified about a theory that routine vaccinations may cause autism in a growing number of children. Parents spoke about their experiences with their own autistic children. Medical experts and researchers then testified about the scientific evidence of a link between vaccines and autism, often disagreeing on whether a causal link existed. close

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Scott Bono Parent
Coleen Boyle Official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Helen Chenoweth U.S. Representative [R] Idaho
Edward Cook Professor University of Chicago
Kenneth Curtis Parent
Wayne Danker Parent
Michael Goldberg President Neuro-Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Adv. Board
Deborah Hirtz Researcher National Institutes of Health
Dennis Kucinich U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Mary Megson Physician Pediatric and Adolescent Abilities Center
Connie Morella U.S. Representative [R] Maryland
John O'Leary Physician
Paul Offit M.D. Chief Children's Hospital of Philadelphia->Division of Infectious Diseases
Kathy Pratt Physician Indiana Resource Center for Autism
Shelly Reynolds Parent
Bernard Rimland Director Autism Research Institute
Benjamin Schwartz Deputy Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention->Epidemiology
Vijendra Singh Professor Utah State University
Jeana Smith Parent
James Smythe Parent
Brent Taylor Professor Royal Free and University College->Medical School
John Upledger Physician
Andrew Wakefield Professor Royal Free and University College->Medical School
Henry Waxman U.S. Representative [D] California

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House Government Reform and Oversight Committee

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Program ID:: 156441-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 06, 2000 | 9:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: May 30, 2000 | 2:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Apr 06, 2000 | 9:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 08, 2000 | 12:31am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 19, 2000 | 3:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 30, 2000 | 2:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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