A 2-week-old infant is brought to a family practice office for a scheduled visit. The parents appear anxious, as this is their first child. They express multiple concerns to the nurse about their son's sleep patterns, feeding, and crying. The RN provides empathetic listening and education to calm their fears, and they are receptive to the teaching. When the RN discusses vaccination with the parents, they refuse to vaccinate their son because they have heard vaccines can cause autism in children.
-Which of the following statements is not true concerning vaccines?

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The statement that autism only happens in rare instances of vaccination is not true. There is no scientific evidence to support a link between vaccines and autism. Numerous studies have shown that vaccines do not cause autism.

A 2-Week-Old Infant Is Brought to a Family Practice Office