By: roman
It is a very interesting debate what flavour if irrationality is more prone to spread anti-vax toxic thought. I am Spaniard and living in Barcelona. Here the anti-vax crap is being spread by a certain...
View ArticleBy: jearley
Vince, Thank you for the input. I work in an area with the highest percentage of unvaccinated perople in the US- Southern Oregon. Lots of new agers, and yes, some (many?) of them, including a few...
View ArticleBy: Ceryle
Here in Aus, all kids are given a health record when born. As they are vaccinated (which is all free), then their record is updated by the doctor (which not only has his signature, but the exact...
View ArticleBy: Nigel Depledge
Thetentman (9) said: Maybe you should listen to Rush and stop reading. Yay, Rush! Hmmmm . . . was Moving Pictures their best album?
View ArticleBy: Nigel Depledge
Robbie (41) said: Interesting, but what does this have to do with astronomy? Nothing. Did you have a point?
View ArticleBy: Phillip Helbig
“I hate to even say this, but when will the government step in and stop this insanity?” When the libertarians (in all parties) stop saying that it interferes with parents’ rights.
View ArticleBy: Robbie
@Nigel Depledge – Did I have a point? Not really, just asking a question. I stumbled upon Bad Astronomy while searching astronomy related blogs. This post just seemed a little out of place and I...
View ArticleBy: Todd W.
@Robbie It’s not a place to bash people for not understanding real science. If you feel the comments are on the harsh side, don’t read them. Phil posts plenty of astronomy related articles, but...
View ArticleBy: mike burkhart
If this is on the rise how about the rates for polio that criples for life? President Franklin D Rosefelt sufured form this.Now as for people who don’t understand Science: I have found it’s largely the...
View ArticleBy: John Wilkins
http://therefusers.com/refusers-newsroom/vaccine-refusal-is-not-causing-pertussis-outbreak-washington-state-secretary-of-health/ Refusers? They refuse to believe in, or believe in refusing, the truth?
View ArticleBy: Todd W.
@John Wilkins The Refusers are such a joke. It really is hard to tell whether they are that clueless or are just pulling an incredibly elaborate Poe.
View ArticleBy: drksky
@Robbie: You’re new here, aren’t you? Just got my TDap at my physical last week.
View ArticleBy: Joseph G
@68 John Wilkins: Wow. WOW. That is one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. Not just a band devoted to spreading vaccine denial, but one that has an 11 year old boy as a member. That poor...
View ArticleBy: Autistic Lurker
Last year, I actually asked my primary care doctor to give me the dtap vaccine because I have a few antivaxxer for friends and now, the antivaxxers are getting whooping cough so it’s comming back in...
View ArticleBy: realta fuar
@roman In the U.S. the people you describe are generally “Libertarians” and their basic philosophy comes from the nut-case, drug addicted, Russian emigre to the states, Ayn Rand. These folks can...
View ArticleBy: RobT
@Wzrd1 – 12.5mg of methotrexate? Poor kid. I am on 25mg injection once a week and it makes me feel nauseous the day after injection. I can’t imagine how that makes a small child feel. But in my case,...
View ArticleBy: Todd W.
@RobT Yes, vaccinations are required for school, but most states allow for religious and/or personal belief/philosophical exemptions (only two states restrict exemptions to medical reasons only).
View ArticleBy: Michael Simpson
The UK, where the current anti-vaccine pseudoscience started with Andy Wakefield, is experiencing a similar epidemic of whooping cough. Six infants have died this year. I have just about had it with...
View ArticleBy: brittany
acellular pertussis vax does help clear pertussis, but caused a 40-fold increase in parapetussis CFU’s in the study rats....
View ArticleBy: Chris2
brittany, saying that the pertussis vaccine does not work for parapetussis is like saying there is something wrong with the MMR vaccine for not working for fifth disease. It does not make sense.
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