Yeah, I wouldn't do it, but I don't have a problem with it. Live and let live, people. Relax.
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Me too. I don't like mean-spiritedness. Be happy for other people, people!
If you put it that way, everything has a genetic contribution. HIV has a genetic contribution, because certain individuals have more susceptible immune systems, and have been ravaged more swiftly by the disease than others. Genetics also plays a part in the effectiveness of drug therapies. Others have mutations…
True.
"Wildly high"? Yes. You're wrong.
Except that with the vaccine, children do not have chicken pox any longer. The exposure to chicken pox is thought to keep adults' immune systems active against the illness, and provides better boosters than relying on people to remember to go to their doctor and pay money for a booster shot.
" A psychological evaluation from UCLA's neuropsychiatric hospital, dated May 10, 2005, was "conclusive for a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder,
Yes. Some autistic individuals are a direct result of genes. (Fragile X, for example). Some it's unclear as to how the autism emerged, as there's no known genetic issue. Some it's postulated that both in combination are to blame. The end of that particular article states that environmental factors need to be…
Ugh. Polio is a better example because the vaccine itself causes nearly no side effects, especially one that is with dead virus versus the old live attenuated one.
"Widely reported"? Or speculative internet theories?
I wasn't commenting on the article, I'm just weary of the cherry picking that Jezebel does on medical information.
God, seriously? Just search in pubmed.org for "Autism environmental factors". 632 matches.
Smallpox is a really bad example. Smallpox vaccines are actually one of the most dangerous ones out there. Anyone with any family history of psoriasis or eczema aren't allowed to get them.
It's not a "first world problem". God. Everyone across the globe, from Afghanistan and Nigeria to the United States, has suspicions about vaccines. Even those who have firsthand knowledge about the effects of polio. That's not to say that their suspicions are logical, or valid, but don't dismiss this line of…
Except autism doesn't fit neatly into the "It's Genetic!" model. It's likely environmental.
How do you know? Have you evaluated him personally? Are you a trained educational psychologist?
Oh Afghanistan and Nigeria. You and your refusal to get polio vaccines problems.
All I'm saying is, glass house, meet stones.
Some parents—who, again, are not medically trained
Pardon me, but as a Jew I find this INCREDIBLY offensive. I believe VERY strongly in the value of life. Especially given our very hazy concept of an afterlife, it is extremely important to Jews that we maximize our life and contributions to the world: life itself is a blessing, hence the phrase "l'chaim." So don't…