When I posted the article, I did so to provoke discussion. The I sat back and watched. I even made a few comments.
Fact is nobody knows for sure what causes Autism. Until then, one cannot say either way.
I just wish I knew the cause of the high level of Mercury in my daughter's blood and why her brother who until they were teenagers ate and drank the same thing, slept in the same crib and played in the same house and yard, yet he is normal.
Abrignac wrote:
As with everything, there is an oppurtunity cost. Regardless, PhRMA loves vaccines. They're mandated and the makers are held harmless. Win-Win.
Abrignac wrote:
To each their own. Vaccines are a very personal decision. At this point in the game it cannot not be said if vaccines actually cause problems greater than those they are supposed prevent.
But, to anyone who wants to criticize a person's beliefs regarding vaccines I invite that person to walk a day in the shoes of those family members who care for severely disabled people. And after you walk in their shoes, spend a day or two in the shoes of one of those special needs persons.
Abrignac wrote:
It wasn't until much later in the thread that I made mention of my daughter. A few people around here already know of her condition, though most do not. So it could be said that I have a vested interest. Regardless, I didn't really take a side. Even in the post noted above, I invited those who want to be critical to share the experience before casting judgment.
Yes I do realize why we do those things. I also believe that many more lives were saved by vaccines than the number of children that were
possibly rendered severely disabled by them. But, this is one of those moral dilemmas we as a society must make. Do we put the population as a whole at risk to render a smaller sub-set safe
Joker you actually helped make the point by linking to the Autsim Speaks website. This group does in fact believe that vaccines can be linked to Autism. You'll notice the quote from their website below.
It remains possible that, in rare cases, immunization may trigger the onset of autism symptoms in a child with an underlying medical or genetic condition.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/policy-statements/information-about-vaccines-and-autism wrote:
Perhaps I should clarify a point. I do not know one way or another of any connection between Autism and vaccines. Nor am I saying that that connection exits. To date, there is no uncontroverted study that links vaccines to Autism. But, that being said at one point there was never any study that linked Zimelidine, Alpidem, Dextropropoxyphene, Terfenadine. Astemizole or Lumiracoxib to deadly conditions, but at some point after they were FDA approved this changed.
The fact is vaccines are big business. This industry and those connected to it have a vested interest in crushing any opposition to it's business model for many reasons.
Take the case of Avandia. SmithKline Beecham brought this diabetes drug to the market. It's sales exceeded $3B a year for a few years. But, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. SmithKline Beecham hid studies that proved such. It wasn't until a doctor who was a supervisor in the FDA's drug safety program left the FDA after being disciplined for recommending that Avandia's warnings be made stronger did this information reach the public eye. Research from the Mayo Clinic showed that 90% of the positive peer reviews for Avandia came from scientists who had financial ties to SmithKline Beecham.
Sorry, but this isn't a court of law. This isn't about who is right or wrong. This isn't about burden of proof. As I said to each his own. Because at the end of the day my daughter is still going to be severely disabled and we still have no idea what caused her condition. Just because it hasn't been proven does not mean the connection isn't there.
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