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Congressional Committee Casts a Harsh Eye On Vaccination Science
The Bad Astronomer writes "A recent hearing of the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform became a bully pulpit for antivaccination rhetoric when Representatives Dan Burton (R-Ind.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh.) made speeches connecting vaccines to autism — a connection that medical experts have shown does not exist. Although there were actual medical researchers there as witnesses, they were mostly berated by the Congressmen on the panel. Vaccines are one of the most successful medical advancements in human history, having saved hundreds of millions of lives, and after copious studies have been shown to have no connection with autism. Despite this, a vocal antivax lobby exists, including, clearly, members of Congress. In part this is why preventable and potentially fatal diseases like pertussis and measles are once again on the rise."
And people want them even MORE involved with our health care. At least we won't have to worry about pregnancies from forcible rapes, or autism from vaccines now. Ugh.
Actually no, I just call BS on your implementation of science.
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Okay, so let's be a little bit more honest.
HPV vaccine, it's now REQUIRED by some states at urging of FDA. And yet, my wife who is 27, is unable to get the vaccine. Nor am I...
So the FDA feels that vaccines are safe enough to push for mandates for my kids; but then is afraid to let me take it.
Seriously Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot!?!
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As for the science, well considering how few vaccine related incidents are ever even attributed to vaccines. I am skeptical, the analysis can be right. But if the data is poor, the science means very little.
My daughter received a multi-vaccine for resperatory diseases (croup and diphtherea). Within 24 hours we were in the ER with my 18 month old getting breathing treatments. I bet you $50 even though I submitted that incident to VARS, that it's not associated or listed. Even though the fact is, it was clearly a 'possible vaccine related illness'. No, I am not saying it's a 100% assured to have been vaccine related. But the causality argument for it is pretty strong.
But here's what happens. Doctors believe that there is almost no vaccine related issue. So when they're presented with an issue that is probably vaccine related. They dismiss it. And so the data is a very very poor sampling.
So sorry, I am pro-science. Pro-vaccine. Just have issue with how the FDA handles and mandates some of them. And even more issue with the fact that we give 18 month old immune systems up to 6 vaccines in a single office visit.
And if you think that's a scienfically smart practice. You need to pull your head out of the textbook which is stuck in your arse.
Wait...so keep your vaccines away from our children. Cause you have no right to harm my children either.
Your logic is fail...
You haven't read about it, apparently.
Wi-Fi causes rashes, Cell Phones cause Cancer, Vaccines cause autism.
Be sure to get those three straight, or else you'll irritate some idiot who firmly believes he's right because you got his moronic beliefs slightly mixed-up. It's not about convincing them, they're pretty much incurable, but if they're not annoyed they tend to spread their bullshit around a bit less often.