Erasing Encephalitis — Why Vaccine Brain Injuries Became Autism

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Briana Mercola

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

For over a century, vaccination has been repeatedly linked to severe neurological injuries including brain damage — with many modern studies showing a 3 to 7 fold increase in common chronic illnesses
To dodge this massive liability, all research into vaccine injuries (and many other catastrophes like Agent Orange) was suppressed so that health authorities could claim there was "no evidence" of vaccine harm
Another scheme was to redefine the brain injury as "autism" rather than encephalitis (which the U.S. government was legally required to provide injury compensation for)
Previously, children with significant vaccine brain damage were referred to as "mentally retarded." However, after a multi-decade campaign cancelled "retarded" they were instead diagnosed as autistic — a vague term which blurs severe and minor disability together, thereby effectively concealing the severe cases from the public's awareness
This article will reveal the manipulative techniques and wordplay that have been used to conceal vaccine injuries from the public's awareness, as now is the time when we can at last end this atrocity

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0:00.0	What if the belief that vaccines never contribute to autism was built on shifting language and suppressed evidence rather than transparent science?
0:08.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go.
0:17.0	No reading required. Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights. Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, and today we're examining how the definition of vaccine-related brain injury changed over time. Why key studies comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated populations rarely see daylight and how public
0:39.7	relations tactics shape what you accept as medical truth.
0:43.8	I'm Ethan Foster.
0:45.2	My aim is to walk you through the arguments, the timelines, and the terms that matter so
0:50.0	you can evaluate claims with clear eyes.
0:52.8	I'm Alara Skye.
0:54.8	I focus on unpacking complex health debates in plain language.
0:58.7	In this episode, we're outlining how encephalitis and other neurological injuries linked to vaccines were reframed as autism.
1:06.7	How that reframe affects compensation and accountability, and what practical steps you can take
1:11.7	if you want greater vigilance in your decision-making.
1:14.8	Let's start with frequency.
1:16.8	Analicies comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children have repeatedly suggested higher
1:22.0	rates of chronic illness among the vaccinated, often in the range of three to seven times.
1:27.8	The article argues that this line of research faces an embargo.
1:31.4	When such studies produce disruptive results, they remain unpublished,
1:35.5	are sidelined, or are never commissioned, preserving the claim that no evidence exists.
1:41.5	The piece points to a specific example.
1:49.0	A 2020 study at a major institution that reportedly compared vaccinated and unvaccinated children using methods like Cox proportional hazards.
1:54.0	According to the article, despite prior commitments to publish, the author's reversed course
2:00.0	because the findings ran
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