tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post5662442751370181861..comments2023-08-11T01:53:25.410-07:00Comments on Arizona Writer: Because it can't be said enough: Vaccinate your kidsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-774226507299723912011-07-02T11:10:57.577-07:002011-07-02T11:10:57.577-07:00Here are two direct quotes from the now refuted Wa...Here are two direct quotes from the now refuted Wakefield paper: <br />"We did not prove an association between measles,<br />mumps, and rubella vaccine and the syndrome described.<br />Virological studies are underway that may help to resolve<br />this issue."<br /><br />"If there is a causal link between measles, mumps, and<br />rubella vaccine and this syndrome, a rising incidence<br />might be anticipated after the introduction of this vaccine<br />in the UK in 1988. Published evidence is inadequate to<br />show whether there is a change in incidence22 or a link<br />with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.23"<br /><br />I love how everyone has jumped on this man as if he is the single reason people are afraid of vaccines and by discrediting him vaccines will suddenly be trusted. So people yell, he is a fraud, so now you should vaccinate your kids!<br /><br />If a person has done their homework either way, to vaccinate or not, supporting this original paper or discrediting it isn't going to do it. I am a little tired of this man being the focal point of the vaccine debate, good or bad, especially when half the people haven't even read the paper. Reading the paper leads me to conclude that public response to vaccines is much bigger than researchers daring to investigate or reporting on possible correlations especially in studies with numbers than anyone with scientific salt knows makes for a weak study. <br /><br />The vitrol aimed at this man is scapegoating because he is an easy focal point for the overall issue. Right or wrong, people don't trust overall current current vaccine policy. Putting all anti-vax behavior on a man whose original paper looks at *one* vaccine combo and autism as one of multiple perspectives, and then says can't prove *even* a correlation is just as shoddy as any public concluding that vaccines cause autism from the paper.<br /><br />Spread the blame where it belongs, in multiple quadrants of society, and not just one doctor whose conclusions in this retracted paper were and are still misrepresented. <br /><br />I get you're angry, and you have a right to express your opinions on your own blog. Its just that this time of causal link and response is everywhere over the man and is just as faulty logically as concluding that vaccines cause autism from the paper as written. <br /><br />I see this is moderated and am unsure about your policy or if a dissenting view will be approved. I hope that it will.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-56627440214410660512011-01-11T21:21:45.235-07:002011-01-11T21:21:45.235-07:00Wow, you just said everything I've wanted to y...Wow, you just said everything I've wanted to yell for years, but didn't have the guts. I've nodded my head and kept my mouth shut in mom's group's I've been in while they were spouting their anti-vaccine nonsense, all the while seething inside at the ignorance. My oldest boy is 6, and I have never ever doubted the importance of vaccinating your kids. Kudos to you for writing this and making people sit up and take notice. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-44008345015318232122011-01-08T06:23:08.458-07:002011-01-08T06:23:08.458-07:00learned a lotlearned a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-75600622957057842942011-01-07T20:04:19.079-07:002011-01-07T20:04:19.079-07:00There is an upside to not vaccinating kids; the st...There is an upside to not vaccinating kids; the strongest children survive. (Okay, not a fun thought for parents, but I don't have anything better.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744438896947064576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-91105008024147879652011-01-06T23:17:53.624-07:002011-01-06T23:17:53.624-07:00Thank you, Brian. I'm not so great at tip-toei...Thank you, Brian. I'm not so great at tip-toeing anyway, so this is up my alley.<br /><br />Thank you very much, Heather. You're so right; it's shameful what one idiot's ego can do. Of course I'm in favor of parental choice. I saw something that made me angry earlier today, though: a discussion board basically telling people how to loophole their way into the religion exemption. The logic goes that you can claim it's against you spiritual beliefs to harm your children, and it might be harmful, so you should be exempt. Talk about a slippery slope.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-22746313341839619822011-01-06T19:24:47.309-07:002011-01-06T19:24:47.309-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much for p...Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much for posting this. I have always been against the vaccine idea but it certainly affected a lot of people. Consequently, there are diseases making a comeback because of this jackass's need to be acknowledged. I hope that people will see that vaccines exist for a reason and will choose only to not vaccinate if there are religious or compromising medical reasons. You stated this well and I'm glad that you did.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035150095648500333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-39804532777740695792011-01-06T17:34:01.704-07:002011-01-06T17:34:01.704-07:00A-fucking-men to this. This isn't a debate any...A-fucking-men to this. This isn't a debate anymore (not that it really ever should have been). It's a question of ethics. If you don't vaccinate your children, you're wrong. No more tip-toeing around people's bullshit feelings and backward beliefs. A mighty tip of the hat to you for a great post.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997228966010669291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-73542153648338414712011-01-06T14:23:22.346-07:002011-01-06T14:23:22.346-07:00I completely respect that. All we can really do is...I completely respect that. All we can really do is try to be as well informed as possible, and make the best choices we can. And how horrible for you, and all the countless others, who were made to feel bad or doubt their own decisions. Yes; this prick should face some serious punishment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-52202079588609456282011-01-06T14:03:40.636-07:002011-01-06T14:03:40.636-07:00I weighed the options when my son was born, and de...I weighed the options when my son was born, and decided to vaccinate away, however not without misgivings. And even felt bad for my decisions during discussion with other moms.<br />Now this? F*cker. I hope he faces some sort of fraud charges, he's done a LOT of damage. Outraged.monstergirleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017980744939803016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-80793556584189374332011-01-06T12:03:47.165-07:002011-01-06T12:03:47.165-07:00:-)
Thanks. And of course I knew you'd be sma...:-)<br /><br />Thanks. And of course I knew you'd be smart about this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-65926369263530584852011-01-06T11:59:26.376-07:002011-01-06T11:59:26.376-07:00Amen; that's all I can say...Amen; that's all I can say...Jessicahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mama2em/noreply@blogger.com