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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."'
Let's make vaccine manufacturers as civilly liable for their products as every other manufacturer. Clearly, their products are proven safe now, and there is no possible scientific link between some of these products and serious harm in children, therefore they don't need any extra legal protection.
Funny thing is, I have met people who are very allergic to most vaccines, and my wife knows a woman who lost one or two of her siblings (he was a healthy kid) because of a fatal reaction to one.
This is why I hesitate to let "experts" force major social projects on us. What happens if and when 20 years from now there is serious evidence of a link between autism and some vaccines. The people who mandated them will say "sorry we didn't know," but the parents should be able to say to them "fuck you, you will pay horrifically for what you did to our kids, you miserable social engineers."
Boy I feel better that the courts ruled on this, because Lord knows there's no chance of Corporate-led, Pharmaceutical-grade palm grease being applied 3x/day there to "enhance" someones opinion...
Where have you been? Courts have always not only made medical decisions, but ones in various other areas of science, too, when there is a dispute. What exactly do you think forensics are, anyway? They do the same things courts have always done - rely on expert witnesses. As soon as you come up with a better way to correctly solve disputes involving factual claims, please do let the world know.
Why am I modded troll? Troll mods are for inappropriate posts meant to offend or offer nothing of constructive value (off-topic might be constructive, but don't relate to the conversation). The troll mod isn't meant for you to voice disagreement.
I misread the article as the court stating as if it were a fact, rather than deciding the evidence was inconclusive/insufficient.
i.e. The Government decrees that "black is white" and expecting everyone to suddenly internalize it., rather than saying "Well, you don't have sufficient evidence to prove that black isn't a color." It's a terrible example, but I can't think of a good one at the moment.
Disclaimer: The opinions and actions of the US Gov't are in no way representative of those held by this author or its ci
I have a friend whose child immediately had an epileptic seizure right after a vaccination and has been having seizures ever since. They collected money from "master fund". It happens.
A study of 10,000 Amish people found there are no autistic Amish people. Amish do not vaccinate. To me that is all the evidence I need right there.
Small pox killed tons of people too, yet that one isn't getting passed out these days. Now, maybe I am biased, but I get to see thos Big Bad Pharma reps on a regular basis and the way they peddle their shit makes me sick to my stomach. I won't eat/drink any of the bribery garbage they bring in for the Docs because of it. My point with HPV is that it was declared safe by pharma and made mandatory in many places with little oversight and many people made the same insane claims about how the parents refusing were just ignorant and exposing children to danger. It is the perfect drug selling rhetoric. Now, I'm not even saying that these vaccines are dangerous, but I am saying there is a HUGE vested interest in covering that information up. Look how much Tazer international spends chasing down anyone who dares says their weapons are dangerous...
So...1% risk of death from taking the Small Pox vaccine . What are the odds that you are going to catch Small Pox AND die from it living in suburbia these days? It is all fine to talk about how the people that may die or be disabled by vaccinations as collateral damage of wiping out some disease, but I bet you wouldn't feel that way if it was your child being counted as collateral damage.
The only change I can believe in is what I find in my couch cushions.
If its so bad you could have him euthanized.
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Mod the ignorant cock faced weasel above me "Troll" , please.
You are a fucktard. You make false statements with absolutely no backing, far worse that jenny mcarthy who actually cites researchers and studies.
There is no way for you to know:
"The percentage of kids who gets these vaccines and develop autism is the same percentage of kids who get autism just because it happens."
There is no proof one way or the other and to say such a thing as fact is irresponsible and moronic.
So in other words they don't work.
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I see, so what your saying is they don't work.
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"I don't believe in government"
so there is now one governing in your home?
You're simplistic view is nice when tyour 15, but it's time to grow up.
There is a government..a group of people the govern society. In the US some of those people are paid to keep things moving, and everyone who votes is part of the way things become governed.
government is real, making a false dichotomy of us and them is incorrect.
Ahh I see.. a believer! lol.. out to prove the anarchist wrong ehh? My favorite line people use to me is "It's all around us! don't you see it?!"
You believe that government is people right. Exclusively is government a single person, or only a group of people? Do they only become government when they combine like Voltron, or are they government alone?
You say if I vote then I am government. But I *do* vote (even though I don't believe in it) and for some reason .. the people that do believe in government don't actually believe *I* control it. I have come out of the voting booth declaring "Since I control government now, I have banished it! You may all go home!" .. they don't.. I'm pretty skeptical you control government either.. You can try tho, I wish you luck.
Some people refer to government as a geographical region. If you live *in* the State of Kentucky. You are not living *in* a person are you?
Government *couldn't* be people. Logically this does not hold by ANY stretch. Try again.
I'll have you know, I've called up those individuals professing to "represent" government... they have no idea what it is either. (other than what I mentioned before. Legal fiction.)
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Smallpox was magically eradicated even in countries that didn't have vaccination programs - and at the same time, too. Maybe vaccination exhibits some of those "spooky quantum effects" that slashdotters are so fond of..
You need took prove the community health theory and herd immunity theory before jabbing every child in the country. There has not been one study that shows vaccinations are actually effective. Hygiene and diet have had a much stronger effect on the eradication of infectious disease than vaccination and the declining trend started decades before vaccines were ever introduced. Worse one of the reasons for pushing the rubella vaccine is that if a woman becomes infected during pregnancy there is a change of birth defects. Sadly if a person is immunized as a child there is no indication the acquired "immunity" lasts until adult hood. However if you were to contract rubella as a child you are surely immune for life.