Childhood Vaccinations??, page 6

Originally posted by TaupeDragon
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I appreciate that people here have got very sincerely held beliefs, but where are the large scale human studies that show any problem with MMR? Anecdote makes for powerful reading, but does it make for powerful *evidence* in public health policy?
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No, of course not but there's no denying that something went wrong after sometime in the 1980s and autism isn't the only problem. to be clear, i'd be happy to find out it was something else entirely, but at the first glance, it's clear that something is in the vaccines, perhaps it's contamination and affects only 1 in 1000 doses, perhaps it's systemic, i don't know, and i never specifically singled out any vaccine, mind you.

There's an article that does, though:

Source

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A relatively recent development in
autism studies has arisen from the observation and sharing through internet
and other support groups by parents that their children became autistic
after vaccinations, notably the triples, DPT and MMR. There certainly have
been isolated incidents of vaccine injuries for many years with little
support from the medical profession or the vaccine makers
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Now, apparently MMR vax does not contain mercury but it is mentioned in relation with autism. a source, validity unknown, perhaps it's trendy to blame vaccines, perhaps it's genuine. you be the judge.

next one

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Parents of now grown vaccine injured children, who warned pediatricians and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials in the 1980’s that their once healthy, bright children regressed mentally, emotionally and physically after reacting to DPT vaccine with fever, high pitched screaming (encephalitic cry), collapse/shock, and seizures, are grieving with a new generation of parents whose healthy, bright children suddenly regress after DPT/DTaP, MMR, hepatitis B, polio, Hib and chicken pox vaccinations. The refusal two decades ago by vaccine manufacturers, government health agencies and medical organizations to seriously investigate reports of vaccine-associated brain injury and immune system dysfunction, including autistic behaviors, is reaping tragic consequences today.
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now another mention of MMR (and many others) - not containing thiomersal, so what is it?

a short one:

Just take a look at this link

catch phrase:

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They all share the Rathod family's deep sense of loss following the death of their infant daughter, who died minutes after being administered a dose of pulse polio and a DPT vaccine at the Vadodara Municipal Corporation's family health centre in Khanderao market.
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within minutes, does it get any clearer?

That's just one example, there are thousands, some make the news, most don't, one thing is certain, though, death is a rare complication and less severe cases will certainly not make the news but still affect the individual.

The problem i see is that it's not like a case of sloppy engineering which may crash an airplane, affecting a few hundred people at a time, vaccines affect everyone, there is no margin for error, is there? As i said, perhaps researchers around the world are feverishly trying to get to the root of the issue, i don't know, but i hope you all understand that stumbling upon alarming information (along with some hysterical propaganda i'll readily admit that) at an increasing rate while hearing nothing about an investigation does not instill confidence.

ok, the last two links will be provided without commentary: first is kook-fringe, beware and bring some salt, the second is more about the practice of paying off vax victims.

www.vaclib.org...

www.whale.to...

[edit on 2-2-2006 by Long Lance]