New Survey Shows 46 Percent of Americans<br />Are ‘Unsure’ If Vaccines Cause Autism Gallup recently conducted a<br />vaccination-centered survey<br />of over 1,000 adults in all 50<br />states of the U.S. They found that the amount of Americans in support of<br />vaccination is 84 percent, a 10 percent decrease from 2001. 46 percent of those surveyed<br />said they were “unsure” whether<br />autism was caused by vaccinations. An alarming 10 percent said<br />they do believe the debunked<br />myth that vaccines cause autism. On the other hand, 45 percent of respondents<br />said vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a<br />four percent increase from 2015’s 41 percent. Although a majority of Americans<br />are in support of vaccinations, its<br />effectiveness depends on herd immunity. In the case of measles, around 92 to 95 percent<br />of the population must be vaccinated in ordered<br />to prevent the pathogen from transmitting. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease<br />Control and Prevention, measles cases in the<br />U.S. surged to a 25-year high in 2019. 88 percent of those cases<br />originated in close-knit<br />communities with low<br />vaccination rates.
