Institute of Medicine (IOM) Studies
The National Academy of Sciences was created by the federal government to be an adviser on scientific and technological matters. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies is a nonprofit organization that was specifically created to give science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine and health.
The Immunization Safety Review Committee (ISR) of the IOM was created to address vaccine-safety concerns. The ISR provided independent, non-biased advice, via eight reports, to vaccine policy-makers, as well as practitioners and the public. For more information about the ISR and to read all eight reports online, please visit the Institute of Medicine: Immunization Review.
Vaccines and Autism (May 17, 2004)
- Press Release: MMR Vaccine and Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines Are Not Associated With Autism
- Institute of Medicine Opening Statement: Immunization Safety Review - Vaccines and Autism
- Overview of the 2004 IOM report
- Full report >>
Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and Autism
August 23, 2001
- Executive Summary of the "Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism" report
- Full report >>
Thimerosal - Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
October 1, 2001
- Forward & Executive Summary of the "Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal - Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders" report
- Press Release
- Full report >>
