NBC caught using edited baby picture to push measles vaccination agenda.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

I don't need the media to tell me that I don't want to catch the measles, I knew that already since I have my head screwed on straight unlike the anti-vax crowd and that re-re Jenny.

Well, true enough... no one should want to be sick from anything... and we all have to weigh our options with regard to the risks vs benefits of any/all medical treatments, including vaccines.

And I would never ever presume to force my opinions or choices on you or anyone else. In fact, in the greater interest of autonomy and self-determination, I would fight for your right to seek and obtain the healthcare you deem best for you and yours, including vaccinations, regardless of my opinions.

Having said that, however, I am quite happy that I have had the measles -- as have my kids -- and I therefore KNOW that I will never contract the measles (again). Unlike the "benefits" of vaccination and herd immunity.

originally posted by: mikell
So no issue with the skin tone change.

The alabaster skin really makes the measles pop.

Think about that while you eat dinner later.

Well it will only kill off the anti-vaxers, so let them take the risk. They don't want the potential adverse effects of vaccines, so don't cry when your child dies from an infectious disease.

originally posted by: CriticalStinker

originally posted by: Tartuffe
Fake news is the enemy of the people. Those who reveal their nonsense are the defenders of the people. Good work.

Like Blaine pointed out though, they just showed an illustration.

Is the story fake? Are we having a comeback of measles in the country? Other than rare occurrences of adverse reactions, does vaccines risk outweigh the benefit?

Hmm, mostly liberal areas.

I wonder how many anti-vaxers there are compared to illegal immigrants. Do you suppose they get their shots on the way to America?

originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Tartuffe

I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. We all know the purpose of the OP was to somehow say that using an altered stock photo as an illustration, somehow adds to proof that Vaccines are a conspiracy. Nonsense.

To say that instead, they should have gone out and found a sick baby to take a picture of is a bit adolescent. This is just another anti-vaccination thread.

None of which would happen if they used a real photo.

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Tartuffe

There isn't a measles outbreak?
Trump fell for it?

I never said there wasn't a measles outbreak. I was saying their photo was doctored.

Are you guys really defending the use of a doctored photo in a news segment?

a reply to: Wardaddy454

You might be onto something... But Americans still wouldn't catch it if they were immunized. I'm not justifying illegal immigration, because that can't be done.

originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: Wardaddy454

You might be onto something... But Americans still wouldn't catch it if they were immunized. I'm not justifying illegal immigration, because that can't be done.

Its more for those who refuse to see a correlation on the off chance that might be considered racism.

When CDC Head Kerberding resigns to head the vaccine devision of MERCK, and just last year the CDC head, Fitzgerald, was busted for owning MERCK and foreign tobacco stock (politico broke the story, & she was forced to resign) it’s no wonder parents don’t trust vaccines.

The same people gasping at Trumps picks to head education and the EPA, both openly against those institutions, don’t bat an eyelash that the people we’re meant to trust at the CDC end up working for special interests.

a reply to: Wardaddy454

Quite true.

The overwhelming majority (more than 95%) of measles deaths occur in countries with low per capita incomes and weak health infrastructures.

Measles outbreaks can result in epidemics that cause many deaths, especially among young, malnourished children. In countries where measles has been largely eliminated, cases imported from other countries remain an important source of infection.

www.who.int...

a reply to: CriticalStinker

Vaccination is not guaranteed.

I know three immunized (against measles) kids who caught measles in the past year.

One of them contracted the full blown virus from the f# vaccine itself.

In my local area, lots of people at my work have received their vaccinations and even the flu shot in the last 2-3 years.

I have not had a single vaccination since I was a young child (8-9 years old).. And never had the flu shot.

These people I work with have had intense sickness, flu's, cold's etc that have been getting worse over the last 5-6 weeks and yet I have still received nothing. Completely healthy! Even 2 co-workers were asking me how I do not get sick.

Though, I do workout every day, drink 3-4L's of water a day and always try to get as much sun as possible.. but, it makes you think..

originally posted by: Tartuffe

originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Tartuffe

There isn't a measles outbreak?
Trump fell for it?

I never said there wasn't a measles outbreak. I was saying their photo was doctored.

Are you guys really defending the use of a doctored photo in a news segment?

Unfortunately, that's the new normal.

Gone are the days when things like honesty, integrity, and openness represent the highest values. These days, lies, deception, and secrecy are just fine as long as it furthers the agenda and controls the masses.

originally posted by: Phage
Trump is in on it too!

'They have to get the shot'

www.politico.com...

Who was trump referring to about that?

healthimpactnews.com...

There is a video on this page that explains how the vaccines special strain is actually causing some of the outbreaks of measles.

How about this one. thevaccinereaction.org...

So the vaccine, according to the literature by the company making it, can cause measles in some people.

I won't take a side on this, I prefer to just give information I find to people. My grandkids all got the required shots to get into school, but they will not get the flu vaccine because they get cytokine storms. And the daughter will not have them take any vaccines they do not need for school or where their risk is extremely low unless the school requires it.

If you steer your immune system to fight twenty things you may not even encounter, it may not detect a virus or infection other than that properly since it is trying to fight something it does not need to fight. This is a problem with overvaccination of our young. The pharma companies and CDC and FDA steer us to talk about Autism and say that is false. They steer our vision to something they can debunk and throw it back at people who do not want to vaccinate. They are playing the public to profit by our gullibility and inability to broadly see all aspects. Sure, vaccines do work for some people, some people need them, but they can negatively effect others, especially those who already have natural immunity to these diseases. Antigen immunity is not the only form of immunity humans have, our innate immune system can handle identifying viruses and microbes and through a proper defense against the pathogens if it is not compromised. The innate immune system creates permanent immunity in people many times. The Pharma companies want us totally reliant on them, they want us to fear getting sick so they can control the masses and profit from it. Sounds like the Evil Alchemists of societies in the past. Alchemists got a bad name because they were pushing this same kind of stuff over the last two thousand years.

These companies are not required to search any side effects outside what is required for them to research. Effecting negatively the broad spectrum of the immune system and steering it to focus on a few dozen things is not even considered worth testing as a negative effect. I study this stuff quite a bit and know lots of the practices the FDA uses to require what testing is needed to be done.

It is up to an individual and to the parents of the young whether they want to vaccinate, if a vaccine is so great, how come vaccinated people have to worry about non-vaxers in the first place....Non-vaxers are being used as a scapegoat by the Pharma companies to cover up their wrong choices in manufacturing the vaccines. They basically guess at which change will be the predominant change in the virus, but they choose between maybe three alterations, the most predictable ones, sometimes all three were the wrong choice, sometimes they hit it on the head occasionally...I said occasionally....and Not all mutations in the viruses are exclusives, all three ways could be happening.

originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: gladtobehere

So what? Reporters should go into infected areas to get real pictures? I think the image of an infected baby, whether photoshopped or not, is a powerful image and should compel people to get their children vaccinated.

Just like pictures of traumatised Palestinians being attacked by Jews, which turn out staged, should motivate you to support... uhh.. who?

Fake it till you make it, the leftist creedo. righto.

originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: gladtobehere

I'm kind of baffled as to the point of this? Stock images are used to illustrate articles all the time. It's not an image being used as evidence of anything, it's just used as an illustration. Do you think the use of an altered stock photo to illustrate a topic proves something? Anything?

Not enough people being vacinated made the "Ten Threats to Global Health.." list.

Vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines – threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective ways of avoiding disease – it currently prevents 2-3 million deaths a year, and a further 1.5 million could be avoided if global coverage of vaccinations improved.

John's Hopkins

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection — one of the most contagious of all known infections. Nine out of 10 unimmunized children who are in contact with an infected person will contract the virus.

When complications do occur, they can include ear infections, pneumonia, and encephalitis or inflammation of the brain that can lead to permanent neurologic damage and even death. On average, measles kills between one and three of every 1,000 infected children.

If measles are so in these days, shouldn't it not be a problem finding a real case for pictures? According to them, every hospitol should be flooded with measles babies.

a reply to: gallop

Whatever man. This isn't Wag the Dog. This isn't Canadian Bacon. This isn't a fake war, started because someone got caught getting spanked by a porn star.

This is a public service informative ad, created by CNN and the CDC (www.cdc.gov...). The photos in question are photo illustrations, meant to evoke caution and support for public health and safety.

originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: gallop

Whatever man. This isn't Wag the Dog. This isn't Canadian Bacon. This isn't a fake war, started because someone got caught getting spanked by a porn star.

This is a public service informative ad, created by CNN and the CDC (www.cdc.gov...). The photos in question are photo illustrations, meant to evoke caution and support for public health and safety.

And fake, you forgot that little part.
It is a false image, meant to deceive you and force you to empathize with their narrative message. A message about health from the Government Centers for Disease Control and a major cable NEWS network.

So, it could be classified as fake news, but let's just stick with use of false imagery to allow the government and news media to deceive the public about an important topic.

a reply to: gladtobehere
I really can’t believe that people are still so against vaccination. But I guess you will always have those weak minded individuals who jump on the latest controversial bandwagon.