Autism and the Vaccine Injury Program

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In vaccine news, under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is prohibited from publicly disclosing or discussing information related to individual claims filed under the Act without the express written consent of the person who submitted the information.

HRSA has reviewed the scientific information concerning the allegation that vaccines cause autism and has found no credible evidence to support the claim. Accordingly, in every claim submitted under the Act, HRSA has maintained and continues to maintain the position that vaccines do not cause autism, and has never concluded in any case that autism was caused by vaccination.

HRSA will present its views on the allegation that vaccines cause autism in an "omnibus" autism proceeding in May of this year. The expert testimony in that proceeding will be available to the public, with the consent of the parties.

We know that autism is a heart-wrenching condition that presents special challenges for many families. To that end, HRSA and its partner Federal agencies are committed to continuing our efforts to support research that will enable us to understand, treat and prevent autism and autism spectrum disorders.

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