A survey of U.S. adults in August 2025 found that around 65 percent of respondents thought it was definitely or probably false that vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism. However, around a quarter of U.S. adults falsely believed that MMR vaccines can cause autism. Vaccinations against measles have resulted in significant decreases in cases and deaths from the disease in the United States. However, vaccine hesitancy and skepticism have been blamed for an increasing number of measles cases.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center. (June 2, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism from 2021 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1560960/belief-that-mmr-vaccines-cause-autism/
Annenberg Public Policy Center. "Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism from 2021 to 2025." Chart. June 2, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1560960/belief-that-mmr-vaccines-cause-autism/
Annenberg Public Policy Center. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism from 2021 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1560960/belief-that-mmr-vaccines-cause-autism/
Annenberg Public Policy Center. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Thought Vaccines given to Children for Diseases like Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Cause Autism from 2021 to 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Jun 2024, /statistics/1560960/belief-that-mmr-vaccines-cause-autism/
Annenberg Public Policy Center, Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism from 2021 to 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1560960/belief-that-mmr-vaccines-cause-autism/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who thought vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism from 2021 to 2025 [Graph], Annenberg Public Policy Center, June 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1560960/belief-that-mmr-vaccines-cause-autism/
