Posted by baseball55 on September 2, 2016, at 19:20:03
In reply to Re: vaccinations and autism, posted by linkadge on September 2, 2016, at 11:47:53
Couple of points, then I'll shut up.
1. To say that there are rare allergic reactions to vaccines does not mean they are not a rousing success. There are people allergic to penicillin, yet penicillin practically wiped out deaths from numerous diseases.
2. To say that science never says "case closed" is a bit disingenuous. Of course, nothing can be proven finally and forever more. But the data against vaccine->autism is such that nobody is investigating it any more. And why should they? So many actual correlations with autism have since been found (see of them, it seems, pretty weird, like father's age), there are more promising avenues to pursue.
3. What's the deal with nut allergies? So they've increased. So what? Not exactly a world-shattering event. There seems to be a lot of studies indicating that children need to be exposed very early to allergens to avoid allergies. As I said, nuts have been all but banned in the US schools since my children were young (1990s). Maybe the fear of nut allergies has led parents to keep their children from being exposed to nuts -> more nut allergies. Who knows?
4. Sorry about Canada's poor math performance. The NEAP in the US administers an annual test to 4th and 8th graders. Math scores have improved quite significantly.
5. I don't mean to count you among the followers of Lou. I know you routinely dispute him. But the vaccine/autism conspiracy seems very much a piece with Lou's rants (Oh, no! Now Lou will enter this thread. Time to but it to bed!)
6. I am female.
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