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How long have you been a pediatrician? snooper2 Feb 2015 #1
From here: Maedhros Feb 2015 #2
IBTL Mika Feb 2015 #3
Yes, I'm against anti-vaxxers. zappaman Feb 2015 #6
So, if the ADA tells you that mercury in fillings is safe - you believe them? Mika Feb 2015 #23
Not an anti-vaxxer? zappaman Feb 2015 #25
Tell your dentist that you want mercury laden amalgams, because the ADA research says its OK. Mika Feb 2015 #40
The Mercury in the vaccines is in a COMPOUND! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #62
You put chlorine on your food all the time. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #73
I break out in hives from chlorine HockeyMom Feb 2015 #84
Have you ever used salt on your food? NuclearDem Feb 2015 #85
Salt. Sodium chloride. Na. Cl. uppityperson Feb 2015 #86
They are. Warpy Feb 2015 #89
Warpy Hekate Feb 2015 #146
just a second...I don't understand Sheepshank Feb 2015 #57
Tiny amounts of mercury vapor are inhaled by people with amalgam fillings Warpy Feb 2015 #92
I sort of knew that part. But thanks. Sheepshank Feb 2015 #95
You're not wrong, at all Warpy Feb 2015 #98
I agree... And many otherwise thoughtful people... Adrahil Feb 2015 #135
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #111
pant load. spanone Feb 2015 #4
Nope. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #5
Fuck That sharp_stick Feb 2015 #7
I hope you are being sarcastic. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #104
I have the same beliefs about the idiots requiring some massive shaming. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #112
This reminds me of witch burning. Please don't tell me you think you are liberal minded because rhett o rick Feb 2015 #114
What does fracking have to do with anything? Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #116
Personally, I think those here that are obsessed with locking, hiding, and banning are on the rhett o rick Feb 2015 #117
Honestly, it's fucking embarrassing to be sharing a msg board Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #120
I feel the same way about those that support fracking and the TPP. You always have the rhett o rick Feb 2015 #123
I agree daredtowork Feb 2015 #121
No, anti-vaxxers are just wrong. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #122
That's rich daredtowork Feb 2015 #125
I have no more love for anti-vaxxers than I do for chemtrailers, AIDS denialists, and creationists. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #134
your repeated assertion that I'm an anti-vaxxer is wrong daredtowork Feb 2015 #138
I'm quite happy to run anti-science types out of the party. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #139
I certainly understand having a passion about an issue, but to let it get into the rhett o rick Feb 2015 #144
While we're at it, let's ease up on Flat-Earthers and Holocaust Deniers too... LanternWaste Feb 2015 #141
I'm with that Johonny Feb 2015 #142
Please keep your hypothetical kid away from my hypothetical kid. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #8
My thoughts exactly... Peacetrain Feb 2015 #77
No surprise there! greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #79
What kind of medical degree do you have? n/t zappaman Feb 2015 #9
An MD from Google University. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #14
More likely: a BS from Cut and Paste Junior College FSogol Feb 2015 #38
LOL ... Not laughing at, or even thinking about, the OP writer ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #67
Your image didn't post correctly. FSogol Feb 2015 #106
Sorry. It was kind of cute. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #108
That's good. trotsky Feb 2015 #75
Fuck the anti-douchebag-vaxxers. .. trumad Feb 2015 #10
I second that opinion. FarPoint Feb 2015 #35
Take your unscientific bullshit elsewhere. HERVEPA Feb 2015 #11
sorry but you're wrong nt steve2470 Feb 2015 #12
Your CDC link doesn't work. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #13
Note favorite group - woo - Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing, HERVEPA Feb 2015 #15
Note username - moonbeam23 KamaAina Feb 2015 #80
yup HERVEPA Feb 2015 #94
Treating diseases would make "Big Pharma" a lot more money than vaccinations do. Brickbat Feb 2015 #16
I saw friends in iron lungs because of polio. Here's a picture. madfloridian Feb 2015 #17
And a lot of those kids and adults died from polio and if they did not they were physically disabled jwirr Feb 2015 #37
One uncle who died from polio and another uncle and aunt who survived polio. we can do it Feb 2015 #93
Actually, I think that is a key point in this debate Bettie Feb 2015 #110
Well said. SwissTony Feb 2015 #133
Polio was scarier Bettie Feb 2015 #136
When my best friend was 2 y.o., her mother died of polio. Remember LIFE magazine? Photos like yours. Hekate Feb 2015 #149
No, the best solution for all is for people to vaccinate their kids... SidDithers Feb 2015 #18
Yup - I alert on all anti-vaxx posts. Not on this one though, because some good shamng Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #113
Aaaaaaaaaaand...scene! Orsino Feb 2015 #19
No, I won't. BeeBee Feb 2015 #20
Did you read the entire post? moonbeam23 Feb 2015 #24
Maybe.. might.. RedCappedBandit Feb 2015 #26
It's my opinion moonbeam23 Feb 2015 #54
Spouting your opinion doesn't give you some kind of free pass. Demit Feb 2015 #65
Your opinion doesn't trump science EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2015 #147
Lots here don't care. Too busy jerking knees. Mika Feb 2015 #27
Most here do care about anti-vaxxer bullshit. zappaman Feb 2015 #31
Actually I'd say we care very much, both about science and human health. nt Hekate Feb 2015 #150
Yes, I did read the entire post. n/t BeeBee Feb 2015 #74
There is a study on infant mortality rate and the number of vaccine doses compared to other countrie jakeXT Feb 2015 #21
Shhhh. Mika Feb 2015 #33
Citing a study funded and conducted by anti-vaxxers will typically bring that out, yes. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #102
Thanks for the link moonbeam23 Feb 2015 #36
Studying this would be considered "woo" here. Mika Feb 2015 #49
That's because vaccines make them lose money. jeff47 Feb 2015 #101
Quite interesting and informative link, jake. Thanks! nt Mnemosyne Feb 2015 #44
You might want to take a look at the corrections in that study. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #45
Whoopsie! zappaman Feb 2015 #68
You beat me to it sharp_stick Feb 2015 #70
Thank you . . . Journeyman Feb 2015 #83
In addition, SAGE got into trouble for failing to properly peer review the articles they published. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #87
And, that study purposefully seems to obfuscate pugetres Feb 2015 #97
It also dumbfoundingly counts vaccines like MMR as three separate vaccines. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #100
Aha, thank you. I replied in depth to the study, should have read the rest of the thread first. Than uppityperson Feb 2015 #109
You may have forgotten the correction sharp_stick Feb 2015 #69
Sounds reasonable jakeXT Feb 2015 #72
You must take into account that countries define infant mortality differently. Demit Feb 2015 #71
Correlation does not equal causation. "higher infant mortality rates" due to...what? The diseases uppityperson Feb 2015 #107
Here's some info: DebJ Feb 2015 #126
Wow. We don't get to see a lot of drive-by anti-vaxxing... Orrex Feb 2015 #22
Anti-Vaxxers are death merchants who MUST be ridiculed and shamed. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #28
Put 'em in prison???? moonbeam23 Feb 2015 #41
They are child abusers. Child abuse is a felony MohRokTah Feb 2015 #51
Not on the anti-vax crap per se, bvf Feb 2015 #29
Enjoy your stay! Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #30
No, your duty as a "good DUer" is to only listen to the science Trillo Feb 2015 #32
Truvada is pretty close to an HIV vaccine Prism Feb 2015 #39
I was looking at the price. $1300 for 30 pills. Trillo Feb 2015 #119
If you don't like it, feel free to leave and never cme back if you are anti-vaxx. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #115
Thank you. Trillo Feb 2015 #118
Lucky Luciano never PM'd me. I'm advising other DUers that his/her words mean little Trillo Feb 2015 #140
Why in the world did this person want me to PM them? Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #145
"A newborn's immune system needs time to mature and develop" NickB79 Feb 2015 #34
you nailed it steve2470 Feb 2015 #42
Thank you for writing that so I don't have to. + a brazillion. eom uppityperson Feb 2015 #88
The assertion that infant and childhood vaccines are 'heavy stimulation' is false. Aristus Feb 2015 #43
There are plenty of bashers on DU Ilsa Feb 2015 #46
outbreak of measles at day care in suburban illinois - several of the babies are under 1 yrs old. salin Feb 2015 #47
Appropriate screen name... nt procon Feb 2015 #48
Exactly. And results of alert, sadly HERVEPA Feb 2015 #52
by the logic of some of these jurors... steve2470 Feb 2015 #56
That's it! You've convinced me to go swimming in a medical waste dumpster! Rex Feb 2015 #50
Freedumb and Freeberty! Measles are just Liberty Spots. FSogol Feb 2015 #55
Anyone that says I can't get polio, is stepping on my freedumbs! Rex Feb 2015 #61
That's a great idea! You'll build your immune system that way! Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #59
And it's FREE! Rex Feb 2015 #63
You will find more... NCTraveler Feb 2015 #53
Sorry but your take on immunology doesn't make me confident in your conclusions. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #58
Sigh! ProfessorGAC Feb 2015 #60
God, I wish there was a vaccine against stupidity Godhumor Feb 2015 #64
It's the outrage du jour. Sit back and enjoy the show. Initech Feb 2015 #66
Hepatitis B is not running rampant because of an aggressive vaccination campaign started in 1982 hack89 Feb 2015 #76
So at average volume dose of 0.5ml less than a tablespoon total of vaccine over 18 months? Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #78
The anti-vaxxers will grasp at any straw these days. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #81
It's mind-numbing that liberals TBF Feb 2015 #82
No. Antiscience, antifact idiots are ruining this country. we can do it Feb 2015 #90
Why stop there? kcr Feb 2015 #91
Vaccination as a DU topic is exclusively about dogwhistling and tribalism. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #96
Nailed it: Public health is not served by politicizing it. nt Ilsa Feb 2015 #99
No. nt. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #103
LOL at someone named Moonbeam spouting anti-vaxxer garbage. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #105
I empathize with those wanting to wait a while. But instead of explanations of the timing, they get Overseas Feb 2015 #124
That information is readily available MattBaggins Feb 2015 #131
The facts have been explained over & over & over here, yet not one anti-vaxxer has budged... Hekate Feb 2015 #151
Well, now, consider this information, and tell me what's so terrible about it, please. DebJ Feb 2015 #127
So it was better then that I almost failed first grade because I contracted DebJ Feb 2015 #128
Nah. We've been giving our kid all the vaccinations recommended. killbotfactory Feb 2015 #129
The stuff you posted is nonsense and deserves to be bashed MattBaggins Feb 2015 #130
Unrec! Vacc Schedules have shown to be safe. (nt) LostOne4Ever Feb 2015 #132
Anti-vaxxers Dwayne Hicks Feb 2015 #137
Sure. Just tell the measles to slow down... Orsino Feb 2015 #143
You mentioning "common sense" is fucking laughable EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2015 #148
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