India, July 15 -- A large new study from Denmark strongly challenges the idea that aluminum in vaccines harms children.
Researchers looked at the medical and vaccination records of over 1.2 million Danish children over 24 years. They found no proof that aluminum in vaccines increases the risk of any childhood health problem, including asthma or autism.
Aluminum is added to some vaccines to help boost the body's immune response. It's used in vaccines made from dead viruses or bacterial proteins, not in live vaccines like MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), or in mRNA vaccines like some COVID-19 shots.
The team studied 50 different health conditions, grouped into autoimmune diseases, allergies (like asthma), and brain-related issues (like autis...