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Brant · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:20 am Post subject: Vaccines and autism

Just saw report on the "Today" show that said the British researcher who allegedly found a link between the MMR vaccine and autism had been, at the time his study was released, taking money for TWO YEARS from a law firm that was planning a class-action suit against vaccine companies. He denies there's a conflict of interest. Shocked

To date, there is no evidence - none whatsoever - that vaccines are to blame for even one case of autism.
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amom · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:30 am Post subject:

Unbelievable! or not. Sad state of affairs these lawyers and their suits.
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ellipses · Mod Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 9218 Location: WashPa!

Can't state this enough, brant... I feel for parents with autistic kids, but we should not imperil the health of the entire world for something that has absolutely ZERO statistical or medical evidence behind it. ZERO...

It's not even a "nominal" propensity to cause autism... there is ZERO statistical linkage.

Hundreds of thousands of children in the sample size and NO EVIDENCE at all that vaccines cause autism.
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

My wife, who has done a lot of research in this area, thinks the argument that vaccines cause autism is total BS.
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Brant · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:04 am Post subject:

I think there's probably a lot of overlap between the folks who believe vaccines cause autism and those who home-school their kids. Just sayin'.
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OndinitaAKALibchit · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:12 am Post subject:

This is despicable! I agree with Brant about the overlap.
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amom · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:14 am Post subject:

There is an overlap if for no other reason, public schools won't take kids unless they are vaccinated. I know a seemingly well-educated woman whose kid goes to a private school because she won't get him vaccinated. Rolling Eyes

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dick · Journeyman Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 3134

I'm glad you guys are clearing this up for me. This has always been a subject that I just glance over. Thanks for setting the record straight.
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Brant · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:54 am Post subject:

I take home-schooling on a case-by-case basis. I'd like to think that some of us on the forum could do a very good job of home-schooling our children, but I think many home-schooled kids are ill-served by having their parents providing instruction.
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dick · Journeyman Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 3134

Brant is absolutely right. I used to be dead against home schooling because it creates a lot of socially awkward people. But this contradicts the libertarian stances I take on other issues. Hey, the world needs strange people. To each his own.
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

My wife turned out good anyway. I would totally let her mom home school our kids. She does a good job.
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amom · Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:25 am Post subject:

In this case, I guess she didn't want to flat out lie just to get her kid into public school, although I believe you are right about the "religious beliefs" argument. Rolling Eyes

And if I were financially able, I would have home-schooled my kids in a heartbeat. At least through middle school.
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