New study sees possible link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and risk of asthma, but caveats abound
A new study suggests there may be a link between aluminum used in vaccines that are given to young children in the first two years of life and the risk of developing asthma before age 5. The findings are preliminary and both the authors and others who have studied the data urge caution in the interpretation of the results.
Based on the findings, the possible association needs to be further explored, said the authors, who nonetheless are worried that in an era of rampant vaccine misinformation and expanding hesitancy on the part of some parents, results that should be seen as the start of a scientific exploration may instead be viewed as the conclusion of it.
