Why vaccine opponents think they know more than medical experts

[rangerrebew]

Why vaccine opponents think they know more than medical experts
July 12, 2018 by Matthew Motta, Steven Sylvester And Timothy Callaghan, The Conversation
 

One of the most contentious areas of health policy over the past two decades has been the safety of vaccination. Vaccines prevent the outbreak of diseases that used to be widespread, like polio, and scientific consensus strongly supports their safety. Yet many Americans refuse or delay the vaccination of their children out of fear that it could lead to autism, even though scientific consensus refutes this claim.

Anti-vaccine attitudes have been fueled in large part by growing rates of autism diagnoses as well as a now debunked study in The Lancet that linked autism and the measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine – pushing many parents to see vaccination as a potential explanation for their child's autism diagnosis.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-vaccine-opponents-medical-experts.html

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Parents grasping for straws in an attempt to assure themselves that they are not at fault.

[goodwithagun]

Parents grasping for straws in an attempt to assure themselves that they are not at fault.

There are two different families in our autism support group that had babies developing perfectly. Then they had their mmr. Both (about five years apart) were in the ER the night of the vaccine and their and their families lives will never be the same. It was the same pediatrician for each child, and the doc has done a 180 on his vaccine stance.

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There are two different families in our autism support group that had babies developing perfectly. Then they had their mmr. Both (about five years apart) were in the ER the night of the vaccine and their and their families lives will never be the same. It was the same pediatrician for each child, and the doc has done a 180 on his vaccine stance.

The science simply doesn't bear that out. 

[goodwithagun]

The science simply doesn't bear that out.

Tell that to these folks. I’m sure they’ll be happy to know their kids aren’t autistic.

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Tell that to these folks. I’m sure they’ll be happy to know their kids aren’t autistic.

I didn't say they weren't autistic.  Where did you get that from?

[goodwithagun]

I didn't say they weren't autistic.  Where did you get that from?

Quit being deliberately obtuse. It doesn’t suit you well.

[Sanguine]

Quit being deliberately obtuse. It doesn’t suit you well.

Right back at you.

[Sighlass]

  fueled in large part by growing rates of autism diagnoses

Lots of links in the article, I skimmed over it, but it does not address the main issue. Why is there more autism diagnoses lately? It could very well be linked to vaccinations or a number of other things (dope the parents took?).  Also the links they linked saying vacs were safe were from 2004 and the studies cited in it often were from the 1990s. Call me skeptic if you want, but surely they can do better than this.

The other elephant in the room is why do we need the shots, stop illegal immigration and the threat disappears.

[Sanguine]

Lots of links in the article, I skimmed over it, but it does not address the main issue. Why is there more autism diagnoses lately? It could very well be linked to vaccinations or a number of other things (dope the parents took?).  Also the links they linked saying vacs were safe were from 2004 and the studies cited in it often were from the 1990s. Call me skeptic if you want, but surely they can do better than this.

The other elephant in the room is why do we need the shots, stop illegal immigration and the threat disappears.

The definition of autism has been expanded and is being diagnosed more commonly now.

[goodwithagun]

Lots of links in the article, I skimmed over it, but it does not address the main issue. Why is there more autism diagnoses lately? It could very well be linked to vaccinations or a number of other things (dope the parents took?).  Also the links they linked saying vacs were safe were from 2004 and the studies cited in it often were from the 1990s. Call me skeptic if you want, but surely they can do better than this.

The other elephant in the room is why do we need the shots, stop illegal immigration and the threat disappears.

Exactly. Claiming the science is settled is unscientific.

[Sanguine]

Exactly. Claiming the science is settled is unscientific.

That I can agree with.