FOXNews Anchor Makes Dangerous Assertion on Measles Vaccine

[hortulanus94]

Vaccines suck.

[scarfdaddy]

fuck you if you think injected mercury and petroleum into your body is good for you

[TheLostGuitarist]

@scarfdaddy uhhhhh thimerosal is ethylmercury which in its dose is actually 100% safe...

you must be thinking of METHYLmercury or ELEMENTAL mercury which have ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PROPERTIES

Just because the element mercury is conjugated to a preservative does not mean it has the same properties of mercury. in fact it does not

for instance meat has carbon. If you ate carbon though you'd get very sick. Carbon has different properties than carbon conjugated to other atoms. they're these

[TheLostGuitarist]

@TheLostGuitarist things called MOLECULES

now ETHYL mercury which is what is in thimerosal which you are undoubtedly referring to is NOT dangerous.

METHYL mercury IS dangerous and ELEMENTAL mercury is dangerous. You get METHYL mercury from tuna and ELEMENTAL mercury is really only found in things like old thermometers.

Further, by your logic, splenda should send you to the hospital since it has chlorine in it. in fact splenda is chlorinated sugar. conjugating a chlorine ion to sugar

[TheLostGuitarist]

@scarfdaddy completely changes its chemical and physiological properties

just like...GASP...conjugating mercury to an ethyl group completely changes its chemical and physiological properties

now scurry along and finish your GED

[SirBroadsword]

I can't believe I'm siding with a Fox News anchor on this... You see, she inquired about something that many people are concerned about and even if it is an urban myth, it seems perfectly reasonable for her to ask about it, given that so many people believe it to be true, if only so the medical professional can dispell the myth... She wasn't spreading the myth her, she was questioning the medico about the myth so that he could address it...

[TonyIsaacsTX]

Stupid reporter and good on the Doctor for dispelling and expertly addressing her misinformation.

[mcalien24]

the description to this video is opinion, not a smart one though. People have concerns about a topic, so you dont think the subject should be broached.

For a lot of people its more than an urban legend. However, i have no direct evidence...but why would you argue against a doctor being asked a question and then dispelling a false claim. Questioning is natural and leads to growth, its the opposite that gives rise to what you call "urban legends"