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SidDithers

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10. I'm a huge fan of Dr. Paul Offit...

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 05:30 PM

Oct 2014

he's a leading proponents of childhood vaccination, and an outspoken critic of anti-vaxxers.

His credentials are impeccable. This is a man that should be listened to, on the topic of vaccines.

Paul A. Offit is an American pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and an expert on vaccines, immunology, and virology. He is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine that has been credited with saving hundreds of lives every day. Offit is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He has been a member of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Offit is a Board Member of Every Child By Two and a Founding Board Member of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF).

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Offit

Anti-vax asshat RFK Jr calls Paul Offit a "biostitute" (rhymes with prostitute), and said "I would do a lot to see Paul Offit and all these good people behind bars,” he said, ... They should be in jail and the key should be thrown away.”

Thanks for posting the article.

Sid

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Forget about Ebola. Look what the anti-vaxxers are doing to California [View all] RandySF Oct 2014 OP

I know bluestateguy Oct 2014 #1

the thing that really gets me about this people barbtries Oct 2014 #3

You just described every Republican I know, on every issue I know. CaptainTruth Oct 2014 #7

The sad thing is.... RandySF Oct 2014 #15

Whooping cough isn't as scary since it doesn't start with "eb" n/t arcane1 Oct 2014 #2

And it can be treated with a type of antibiotic. pnwmom Oct 2014 #20

Actually, it can't. jeff47 Oct 2014 #23

Not true, according to the CDC. pnwmom Oct 2014 #25

Actually, they're saying the same thing I am. jeff47 Oct 2014 #28

You've just offered your opinion, not shown any evidence for it. pnwmom Oct 2014 #29

Why bother? If evidence was at all useful on this subject then antivaxxers would not exist. jeff47 Oct 2014 #34

I didn't say whooping cough is like the common cold. A cold can't be prevented or treated pnwmom Oct 2014 #35

So now antibiotics don't miraculously cure whooping cough? jeff47 Oct 2014 #36

My last post was about the common cold. It can't be treated with antibiotics, pnwmom Oct 2014 #37

If you're going to complain about reading skills jeff47 Oct 2014 #38

This is the post you apparently overlooked. pnwmom Oct 2014 #39

The anti-vaxxers I know here in west Hollywood would also avoid antibiotics abelenkpe Oct 2014 #30

The anti-vax movement has been pretty destructive. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #4

Are immunizations not required for school attendance? Arkansas Granny Oct 2014 #5

I imagine that ridiculous personal belief exemption has something to do with it. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #6

I wonder who they'll blame when their child falls ill with a preventable disease. Arkansas Granny Oct 2014 #9

They'll convince themselves it would have happened anyway. Mariana Oct 2014 #13

Probably "toxins" or some other nonsense. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #19

I know of public school districts in the Bay Area that allow exemptions. RandySF Oct 2014 #22

I thought they were but a note just came home from my kids school abelenkpe Oct 2014 #32

Yes RandySF Oct 2014 #56

you must be vaccinated barbaraj Oct 2014 #8

I'm a huge fan of Dr. Paul Offit... SidDithers Oct 2014 #10

There's an entire industry of this stuff, from Infowars to 'mom' websites. freshwest Oct 2014 #11

Vaccines... oh, the terrible things they are.... moriah Oct 2014 #12

Penn and Teller did a brilliant look at the anti-vaxxers... Archae Oct 2014 #14

And I bet the well-to-do have more exposure to disease, with all the travelling they do. DebJ Oct 2014 #16

Pertussis was highest in the S.F. Bay Area as of June ... Auggie Oct 2014 #17

57% of children are unvaccinated!? progressoid Oct 2014 #18

Dr. Mercola should be in jail or at least forced to face the children who catch these illnesses Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #21

It's amusing that antivaxxers cite profit as the motive for vaccines jeff47 Oct 2014 #26

PROFIT? WTF? I am pretty sure vaccines are a loss of revenue. alphafemale Oct 2014 #42

Good info. Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #43

And Jonas Salk refused to patent the Polio vaccine. alphafemale Oct 2014 #44

Best post of the night! Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #45

Thank you. alphafemale Oct 2014 #47

They make money on the vaccines, but make less than caring for the disease jeff47 Oct 2014 #50

I may be mistaken but I got the impression you two were on the same page Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #53

good CNN video about this here... TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #24

It used to be jeff47 Oct 2014 #27

My well to do, antivaxxer, fundy sister's whole family came down with whooping cough last winter. Sedona Oct 2014 #31

I think this stupidity transcends indeology. RandySF Oct 2014 #33

K&R Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #40

Ah but it's so awesome defacto7 Oct 2014 #41

You just described my sister-in-law to the tee! Quixote1818 Oct 2014 #46

whenever people disagree barbaraj Oct 2014 #48

Except... Archae Oct 2014 #49

No. Anti-vax asshats are not partially right... SidDithers Oct 2014 #52

It is quickly cleared up with scientific facts. jeff47 Oct 2014 #54

cdc.gov offers this ..it's been going on before the anti vaxers.. barbaraj Oct 2014 #55

damn rich peeps can be underthematrix Oct 2014 #51