[Magdalen] Measles

[Jay Weigel]

That would be RFK Jr, who is otherwise relatively smart, but geez.

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 11:12 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What I find appalling is that people who should know better,  like Robert
> Kennedy’s son (Joseph?), are still spreading this misinformation!
>
> > On May 30, 2019, at 8:54 PM, Don <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > Roger, "ignorant" doesn't begin to express the folly of believing that
> vaccines can cause autism.  I do believe that the mistrust of government
> sponsored research is close kin to the belief that Trump would be the Fixer
> In Chief and indeed that he is Doing a Good Job.  (And unlike his NWord
> predecessor is Telling It Like It Is)_
> >
> > Sent from my Jitterbug
> >
> >> On May 30, 2019 4:48 PM, Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48468801
> >>
> >> This story on the BBC news site saddens me. In 2000 the USA was
> declared
> >> effectively measles-free. Less than two decades later ignorant (and I
> >> use that adjective advisedly) parents are endangering that status.
> There
> >> are some individual children who, for valid medical reasons, should not
> >> receive the vaccination but the parents of the rest owe it to them,
> >> surely, to maintain "herd immunity" by having their children
> vaccinated.
> >> The suggestion that the MMR vaccination can lead to autism has been
> >> debunked as being a fraudulent claim based on seriously flawed
> methodology.
> >>
> >> In the interests of complete disclosure my son (born 1978) had
> childhood
> >> asthma so his mother and I were concerned about the dangers of the
> >> whooping cough vaccination. Our doctor spoke with us and pointed out
> the
> >> balance of risk between vaccination and non-vaccination so he received
> >> the vaccination. He was also vaccinated against measles but still
> >> developed the disease with complications including vomiting. Might it
> >> have been worse without the vaccination? I don't know but I do know the
> >> importance of reducing the incidence of diseases from being endemic in
> >> an area with life-threatening implications for the more vulnerable.
> >>
> >> We owe it to our neighbours, whom we are enjoined to love.
> >>
> >> Roger
> >>
>