Anti-vaxers kill another child

[jeff47]

48. So we could resolve this by lying?

The problem is, doctors and researchers refuse to admit that YES, in some cases, a child might die from a vaccine.

False. The adverse reaction rate is published. It's also a requirement for FDA approval. And at least in the only sample I have (our daughter) they explicitly tell us what to look for in an adverse reaction and a normal reaction. And then they hand us a sheet reiterating what the vaccine does, what reaction to expect and what to watch for an adverse reaction.

Now, it's quite possible you're talking about doctors who aren't good at being doctors. But the problem isn't the vaccines.

And YES, in some cases, a certain segment of children might develop autism as a result of certain vaccines

So we should just outright lie now? There are exactly 0 known cases of vaccine-induced autism. If you want to prove vaccines cause autism, there's a Nobel prize waiting for your successful research.

from what I've read, it's children with pre-existing conditions, such as mitochondrial defects?

I don't recommend reading anti-vax sites for scientific information. Because they don't have any. You'll note they've moved on to "mitochondrial defects" now that Mercury as the cause is quite impossible.

Wouldn't it be so much better to admit those things, and then allow testing for the pre-existing conditions to put parents' minds at ease?

No, because you are "admitting" something that is not true.

Oh, and before you ask, the reason the number of autism diagnoses is skyrocketing is the number of conditions that are now labeled autism. We're up a child who's "shy" is autistic. Couple that with increased awareness and suddenly there's tons of autistic kids.