Seth Mnookin: Vaccines, Autism and Fraud

A 1998 study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet linked the common measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to autism in children. What followed was a loud and angry campaign against childhood vaccinations, a social movement of parents, co-opted by the media and the likes of Oprah. But the study was false - fraudulent, in fact - and it led to a generation of children left vulnerable to children diseases. Author Seth Mnookin on what went wrong.

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[MrRob1967]

Nice red nose Seth. Switched from I.V. drugs to booze?

[kotoole7]

What a shill moron!

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 should coercive and legal measures be used to require people to believe and act as you would like them to.

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 Now here's something indisputable. There are many abuses of science occurring today. From my perspective 'vaccinations' is one of them. Is it really OK to accept 'death' and 'autism' as possible side effects on someone that is injected with substances they were told should keep them well? If one considers that acceptable, then 'science' has certainly sunk to a new low in terms of its responsibility to care and only do well. (ala Hippocrates) I will not accept those terms, neither

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 abuse and forced measures taken by powerful interests. This is a huge red flag, is it not? If we look at HIV in Africa, the lies about GMO seeds in India, chemtrails over population centers worldwide, and several other questionable practices of our modern age, we're faced with a huge morality question, aren't we? OK, even these are science, but where's the 'honesty'. Remember, that was the other criterion along with 'truth.' Honesty implies a care for the well being of others also.

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 somewhat proven history & some success stories, validated educated researchers, etc. But from my side of the fence, questions always pose themselves, i.e. the input of those other than scientists, the enormous amount of money spent by questionable interests, the failures, etc. If it were still truly and completely only "science", these issues probably would not arise. There may not be total success stories as even the science may suggest, but there would not be the flagrant

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 being the ability to think critically, yet honestly. As for your term for me personally, first of all, it's not true and secondly, I'm surprised you resorted to it. From those of lesser capabilities, it wouldn't, but from someone of your caliber, it's a bit disappointing. I don't think we need to resort to personal attacks to look correct scientifically. As per vacc's, on your side of the fence it's easy to understand and support them for many reasons, i.e.- magic bullet,

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 Hi Greg: I love science. I don't have a PhD, but I Am a scientist, as much as anyone may consider himself a scientist. I'm actually glad that you responded and that we're having this little tete-a-tete. I don't have the credentials but (not to boast) there's probably little you could put before me in the way of science that I wouldn't understand. After all, 'science' began unseparated from philosophy (ancient Greece) and that being simply a search for truth, the only prerequisite

[gregwillie41]

@largraf I'll leave it at this. As I said before, I'm a scientist. In fact, I have a PhD in infectious immunity. You are an idiot. Have a good one.

[largraf]

@gregwillie41 Gee, you make it sound like it's just so much a done deal. Vaccinations with mercury and anti-freeze and live viruses and just sounds so yummie. The TRUTH is that Americans are finally waking up to the very real dangers (including death) of bypassing ALL the body's defense lines and mechanisms to taint its own blood, the very stuff that's meant to keep life in the body and turn it into something that poisons the body. Pardon, but that sounds simply DEMONIC to me.