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Court Rules Autism Not Caused By Childhood Vaccine

wiredog writes "From The Washington Post comes word that three special masters have decided that MMR vaccines do not cause autism. 'Special master George Hastings said the parents ... had "been misled by physicians who are guilty, in my view, of gross medical misjudgment." ... "the evidence advanced by the petitioners has fallen far short of demonstrating ... a link."'

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  1. Ssssh....nobody tell Charlie Sheen by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe now he'll let his poor kids get their polio shots.

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  2. Re:No proof yet... by NonUniqueNickname · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not a formal study. But sighted people using the internet make a strong case in favor of "no link".

  3. Oh. Well then. by hey! · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess that's settled.

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  4. Re:Ahh, the stupidity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    or nativity of some people.

    Those sons-of-bitches with their mangers in the front yard. I hate them too!

  5. Re:Ahh, the stupidity by benad · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean naïveté? Your UTF-8 sucks...

  6. Re:Whats next? by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm no expert

    Oh, don't sell yourself short. And anyway you don't need to be an expert, or anywhere near, to have an opinion round these here parts.

    but I don't see how the mothers antibodies could be protecting the child after delivery.

    Yes, it's preposterous. For one thing, how would those alleged antibodies be transported? Teleportation aside, it would require some substance that passes from the mother to the baby on a regular basis to act as a carrier.

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  7. Re:No proof yet... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sugar does not cause hyperactivity!

    Geeze, alright it doesn't, lay off the sugar already.

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  8. Re:Jenny McCarthy by arth1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are painting with too broad a brush. All anti-vaccine people do not have autism fears. Some people just don't want the government to dictate the shots that go into their children.

    And some are against innoculations in general, believing vaccinations are short-sighted, saving people now at the expense of future generations becoming more susceptible to the diseases. As well as starting an arms race with the diseases -- the diseases develop resistance, and you have to change the vaccine. Instead of becoming less lethal and less disabling over time, diseases become angrier.

    Most people would save their own children today rather than thousands of people in the far future.
    I can't blame them, but I find it illogical.