A Conversation for The MMR Vaccine
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Omrow_muslim Started conversation Sep 17, 2005
I am not anti vaccine but its common sense to hear all sides before amking up your mind.
Informed choice means to hear both sides of the arguments when making a dicision:
In Britain many people are confused about the safety of the MMR vaccine.
I have found these links that give some pro and anti-vaccine views:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/health/2002/mmr_debate/default.stm
http://www.van.org.uk/mmr/index.htm
http://www.vaccines.net/newpage114.htm
http://www.whale.to/vaccines.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1808826.stm
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Z Posted Nov 18, 2008
But the science is clear - this isn't a matter of two sides of the story. The vaccine is safe - the anti vaccine stuff is misguided and inaccurate.
If there was an article on the shape of the earth - would you want a link to the flat eart society?
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SnapODell Posted Dec 11, 2008
If there is no other side read this:
http://www.jpands.org/vol9no3/stott.pdf
I suspect that in 20 years time there will be incredulity that we were ever so gullible as to poison our children.
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Z Posted Dec 12, 2008
Right - so that's one article, with no orginal research rather a rant by some researchers who have since been discredited.
The only evidence it cites is a graph that shows that there was an increase at the time of the introduction of MMR in Denmark - a similar study in other countries has shown no change in autism rates.
Overall looking at the hard science the fact is that these vaccines are safe.
I don't practice paedatrics I'm a Adult Physician hoping to specialise in geriatrics. I have me of adults who are permanently damaged by the Measles Mumps, and Rubella they caught as children. They all wish they were vacinated as a child.
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Z Posted Dec 12, 2008
Sorry - met plenty of adults who are damaged by meales, mumps and rubella they had as children.
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