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News Flash: Vaccines =/= Autism

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gerb131

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Jan 5, 2011 7:31 PM
Jenny McCarthy tits woulda summed it up
Jan 5, 2011 7:31pm
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september63

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Jan 5, 2011 7:52 PM
Newsflash......................Dont get your kids vaccinated then and allow them to die from some other illness they werent protected from.
Jan 5, 2011 7:52pm
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Jan 5, 2011 9:37 PM
gerb131;627278 wrote:Jenny McCarthy tits woulda summed it up


????
Jan 5, 2011 9:37pm
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Jan 5, 2011 10:03 PM
I'm sure this will have little to no impact on the typical American knowledge of anything regarding health.
Jan 5, 2011 10:03pm
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gerb131

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Jan 5, 2011 11:14 PM
Yea that sums it up
Jan 5, 2011 11:14pm
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Jan 6, 2011 9:08 AM
Seems like celebrities are not a good source for medical advice. Who would have thought?
Jan 6, 2011 9:08am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Jan 6, 2011 9:38 AM
FatHobbit;627767 wrote:Seems like celebrities are not a good source for medical advice. Who would have thought?

Indeed. On the one hand it is pretty funny (and who doesn't like a gratuitous McCarthy pic) but on the other hand this fraud is indicative how group-think can push an idea with practically no basis, other than specious reasoning.
Jan 6, 2011 9:38am
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Nate

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Jan 6, 2011 9:41 AM
I've always thought it was a crock of shit.
Jan 6, 2011 9:41am
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Con_Alma

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Jan 6, 2011 9:42 AM
FatHobbit;627767 wrote:Seems like celebrities are not a good source for medical advice....
It's been my experience that celebrities are not a good source of advice for much of anything at all. The problem is they don't know that yet.
Jan 6, 2011 9:42am
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queencitybuckeye

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Jan 6, 2011 9:58 AM
Con_Alma;627798 wrote:It's been my experience that celebrities are not a good source of advice for much of anything at all. The problem is they don't know that yet.

It does seem like a number of celebrities confuse fame and importance.
Jan 6, 2011 9:58am
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Jan 6, 2011 10:04 AM
I mean, I understand people listen to celebrities and that's why groups like to use them for marketing, but for the most part I wouldn't trust them on anything that doesn't involve entertainment. I don't care to hear about their politics or their theories on science or medicine. They do have money and fame, but their opinions don't carry any more weight with me than any random person walking down the street.
Jan 6, 2011 10:04am
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raiderbuck

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Jan 6, 2011 10:16 AM
I remember Holly Robinson Peete belting this medical theory a few years ago. Thought it was a little crazy then too.
Jan 6, 2011 10:16am
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Jan 6, 2011 10:45 AM
First those Power Balance bracelets are a fraud....now immunizations don't cause autism.

Is there nothing sacred?

:)
Jan 6, 2011 10:45am
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elbuckeye28

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Jan 6, 2011 11:08 AM
What is really fascinating about this whole situation is not only have researchers not been able to replicate Dr. Wakefield's research, but the validity of his research was called into question not long after it was published. In fact, many(maybe all) of the researchers affiliated with the study retracted their names for the study because they believed that there were some glaring flaws. Yet, many parents refuse to get their children vaccinated and leave them vulnerable to real and serious risks. They would rather ignore the proven risks and focus on the unproven risks.
Jan 6, 2011 11:08am
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BoatShoes

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Jan 6, 2011 11:26 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;627793 wrote:Indeed. On the one hand it is pretty funny (and who doesn't like a gratuitous McCarthy pic) but on the other hand this fraud is indicative how group-think can push an idea with practically no basis, other than specious reasoning.

Wow MB a very surprising insight considering the beliefs you espouse on the politics forum. ;) I kid, I kid.
Jan 6, 2011 11:26am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Jan 6, 2011 11:47 AM
elbuckeye28;627889 wrote:What is really fascinating about this whole situation is not only have researchers not been able to replicate Dr. Wakefield's research, but the validity of his research was called into question not long after it was published. In fact, many(maybe all) of the researchers affiliated with the study retracted their names for the study because they believed that there were some glaring flaws. Yet, many parents refuse to get their children vaccinated and leave them vulnerable to real and serious risks. They would rather ignore the proven risks and focus on the unproven risks.

Fascinating. And very scary. There has been so little evidence from any type of credible medical professional.

We might as well go back to the Steve Marin-era Saturday Night Live days with leeches and small dwarves living in our stomachs. "Say, Who's the Barber here?"
Jan 6, 2011 11:47am
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Jan 6, 2011 1:16 PM
FatHobbit;627810 wrote:I mean, I understand people listen to celebrities and that's why groups like to use them for marketing, but for the most part I wouldn't trust them on anything that doesn't involve entertainment. I don't care to hear about their politics or their theories on science or medicine. They do have money and fame, but their opinions don't carry any more weight with me than any random person walking down the street.

I only take their advice on who to vote for during Presidential elections.
Jan 6, 2011 1:16pm
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Tiernan

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Jan 6, 2011 1:26 PM
I subscribe to the website www.Alexbaldwinguidesmylife.com for all my decision making.
Jan 6, 2011 1:26pm
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mella

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Jan 6, 2011 7:59 PM
Real easy to check on this. Move the vaccines from 1.5 years to 2.5 and see if the onset of autistic symptoms also move. Do the study for three years, this will give you a large enough sample size. Move the vaccines back to 1.5 years and start to look for an onset of symptoms at the earlier age.
Jan 6, 2011 7:59pm