That's the kicker - Thimerisol was NEVER in MMR vaccines!!
Ye gods, I can't spell or read today. Thanks for correcting me there.
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That's the kicker - Thimerisol was NEVER in MMR vaccines!!
Ye gods, I can't spell or read today. Thanks for correcting me there.
Thiomersal.
(Sorry; it's what I do for a living. We've edited a LOT of stuff about the flu vaccine, which *does* have thiomersal in it.)
Is that the same stuff they're always quick to say is not in contact solution anymore?
And now for something completely different, I give you a ridiculously small kitty with a ridiculously large dog: [link]
I think the lack of faith in science that a lot of people have bodes ill for our society. I mean, there's a lot of complex shit out there, and the scientific method is really the only way we have to understand it....
Not that there's never been bad science. But the antidote to bad science is good science, not conspiracy theory o' the day....
TINY KITTY!
I can't believe cuteoverload is blocked. Evil!
Also, I had no idea the Jewish population was so small! A co-worker said something about it only being 1% and I thought, "Fah, right," but it turns out that in this state it is 1% and 2.2% overall. I swear at least a quarter of the people I know are Jewish! How odd.
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You know, I'm old enough that I remember before a lot of these vaccines came out - I was vaccinated for smallpox when I was a baby and got regular polio boosters (ow!) until the Salk vaccine came out. Got mumps, measles (which I was seriously ill with), chicken pox the old-fashioned way. I remember when there'd be talk of closing down the town pool in the summer if there was a rumor of polio. I remember hearing stories of babies being born with problems because their mothers had caught rubella when they were pregnant. So ... people are saying that the chance of autism is worth running the risk of any of these? I really don't understand it.
Owen's on the spectrum. I don't regret getting any of his vaccinations because, helloooooo, WHOOPING COUGH can kill kids. His autism isn't going to kill him.
I get upset with the non-vac crowd because I think they're trying to avoid tiny risks at the expense of the entire herd. But I guess everyone needs to make their own decisions.
If people want to get their panties in a twist over mercury, they should be more worried about mercury in the environment. I want my canned tuna, dammit!