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The paper saying that the MMR vaccine causes autism (which is where the whole concept came from) was fraudulent, so it's not just "well, a side effect is better
by broodbucket 13y ago
The paper saying that the MMR vaccine causes autism (which is where the whole concept came from) was fraudulent, so it's not just "well, a side effect is better than the disease", it's total misguidance.
Also, here's an amusing Penn & Teller clip that shares your view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZTZQvuCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfdZTZQvuCo
- Qantourisc 13y agoDepending on the decease this side-effect IS the better alternative. It's better to have 1 autism then 100 dead people. Unless you can know in advance who will develop side-effect, they should take their changes with dead.
- CaptainZapp 13y agoRead up on the fraudulent research of ex-Dr. Andrew Wakefield. There is no as in zero, none, zilch, nada evidence that vaccines is in any way related to autism. The reason why people still believe in a connection (apart from Wakefield's fraud) is that often when an infant gets the first shot this is about at the time when the first autism symptoms show. I'm not claiming that there are never bad side effects of vaccines (very rare) but autism is most certainly not one of them.
- broodbucket 13y agoIf nothing else, Wakefield has been a great example of the cost of scientific fraud. As a science major, I've had Wakefield drilled into me; befrauding a paper for money/fame/whatever leads to public opinion preventing herd immunity many years down the line, and indirectly, loss of lives. It's unbelievable.