Sunday, February 07, 2010

Do kids get autism from inoculations or not? The Lancet says no, but Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy say MAYBE! (GASP!)

It is our most sincere belief that Dr. Wakefield and parents of children with autism around the world are being subjected to a remarkable media campaign engineered by vaccine manufacturers reporting on the retraction of a paper published in The Lancet in 1998 by Dr. Wakefield and his colleagues. 

Hm... the scientific community or a former Playmate and a guy who used to literally talk out of his ass...

WHO TO BELIEVE?

But seriously, this kind of thing drives me crazy. Two polar opposite POVs. The idiot actors pleading for more studies to be done, mainstream science says "no, shut up. We covered this." Meanwhile, big pharma looms in the background making us all wonder just how much their powers to spend have warped reality in their favor.

Carrey and McCarthy using their celebrity to confuse the issue is really frustrating, but the scientific community has no reason to not do more studies. I mean, is there a point where you have too much proof? And when it comes to parents, don't they deserve to have as much evidence as possible that their kids are safe?

And, man, it sure would be nice if we could stop big pharma companies from being "for profit." Makes no sense at all considering how they have the same rights as humans but are motivated by money, not saving lives.

I know very little about the issue of autism/inoculations beyond the conspiracy stuff. But doing more studies seems reasonable. Maybe Carrey could pay for them?

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