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114. I got DPT vaccine in 1952

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 06:10 PM

Apr 2015

Never had a tetanus shot either since that one. Cannot count how many times I have cut myself in over 60 years either. Even stepped on a rusty nail about 20 years ago. Again, booo!

Of course, my natural immunity having all those childhood diseases must be gone by now too! Hey, stop worrying about "Mommy" . Maybe you should be terrified of GRANDMA who never had her MMR vaccination at all.

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Robert Kennedy Jr. warns of vaccine-linked ‘holocaust’ [View all] SidDithers Apr 2015 OP

holocaust, my ass. I posted this the other day. Glad you're posting it again. cali Apr 2015 #1

Sorry, I missed it... SidDithers Apr 2015 #2

thanks. really appreciate Orac. cali Apr 2015 #3

"Thimerosal: Let The Science Speak" shows Orac is wrong, as does CDC scientist Dr. Bill Thompson. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #35

Ah, that Thompson non-story again. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #38

Your assertion that 'Andrew Wakefield is the Carl Sagan of his generation' ... SidDithers Apr 2015 #39

That's your response? Really? proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #42

Nope... SidDithers Apr 2015 #47

Heard of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis? That's Kennedy's analogy to the reception to Wakefield's work. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #53

thanks for showing up to the thread, it just wouldn't be the same snooper2 Apr 2015 #88

Thanks for being cordial; the focus on RFK Jr's opinions are a diversion from the facts he presents. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #143

No they're not. zappaman Apr 2015 #144

OBJECTIVE FACTS (post #35) he exposes are not erased by his blunt inflammatory OPINIONS (OP title). proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #147

Agreed. Anyone who brings up Wakefield or Thompson in regards to thimersol has already Smithryee Apr 2015 #54

Uh, that would be Dr. Paul Offit. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #90

CDC vaccine safety scientist Dr. William W. Thompson researched MMR and thimerosal BOTH. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #97

Did they ask this whistleblower to cover up studies showing harm or just stop sharing his opinion? yurbud Apr 2015 #60

Why ask me? What have you learned? Read around and please share. Developing... proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #85

this isn't a primary issue for me, so I hoped that someone paying more attention yurbud Apr 2015 #157

Asks for evidence, but "trust no one!11!!!" Oneironaut Apr 2015 #67

Few read the actual science; most, therefore, lack understanding of the limitations and flaws ~RFKjr proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #87

RFK jr. is still parading his discredited thimerosal nonsense, alp227 Apr 2015 #104

Ten years of new peer-reviewed research trump the retractions by Salon & Rolling Stone in 2005. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #125

Thompson has been discredited, too. alp227 Apr 2015 #127

Snopes trumps allegations by a whistleblower/law firm prior to a formal Congressional investigation? proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #136

Not this woo s#!$ again mcar Apr 2015 #4

Apparently never. mmonk Apr 2015 #14

It's been going on since I was a little kid (and I fought in WWII) MosheFeingold Apr 2015 #17

Even in the 1950's the anti-polio vaccines were called a "communist plot." Archae Apr 2015 #51

What in the world is Mental Hygiene? Psychology? DawgHouse Apr 2015 #152

I have no idea. Archae Apr 2015 #153

Geez, I did a little research but I don't understand why DawgHouse Apr 2015 #154

Just watch "Dr Strangelove," the character Jack Ripper was an example of this mentality. Archae Apr 2015 #155

Asshats will be asshats. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #5

The David Irving of vaccine woo nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #6

a very good comparison. cali Apr 2015 #7

has he wendylaroux Apr 2015 #8

yes. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2015 #36

Flamebait, flamebait! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #9

He should do *my* fucking job. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #10

Eventually he'll become so unhinged he'll be toxic, the fate of most demagogues. randome Apr 2015 #11

Dude needs to buy a clue. He's done a lot of good environmental stuff, but . . . hatrack Apr 2015 #12

Wow. Orrex Apr 2015 #13

Ug. Wish he would use his family name for good instead of evil. nt SunSeeker Apr 2015 #15

UnAnimous billhicks76 Apr 2015 #16

born autistic? How does she know that? cali Apr 2015 #19

Because He's A Teenager Now billhicks76 Apr 2015 #158

I have a Rhino whistle MosheFeingold Apr 2015 #20

Quit blowing that damn thing! Orrex Apr 2015 #72

Duh! billhicks76 Apr 2015 #159

Documented cases go back to the 1700's. mmonk Apr 2015 #22

I feel for anyone with an autistic child.... HOWEVER groundloop Apr 2015 #25

Just An Anecdote billhicks76 Apr 2015 #160

1) Kids are not "born autistic". It can't be diagnosed until they are older. jeff47 Apr 2015 #26

You're Kidding, Right? ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #27

I Didn't Say I Believe Or Not billhicks76 Apr 2015 #161

science, you should learn it nt geek tragedy Apr 2015 #31

Learn To Read First billhicks76 Apr 2015 #162

Diagnostic criteria for autism have changed in recent years LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #40

Because in actual clinical studies, children who are vaccinated are not anymore likely to get autism Kurska Apr 2015 #44

"I ate a sandwich when I was pregnant. Sandwiches cause autism." Oneironaut Apr 2015 #68

are you going to respond to anyone? snooper2 Apr 2015 #89

Dude, it's cellphones that cause autism. Duh. progressoid Apr 2015 #124

Or it could just be that it's better recognized sakabatou Apr 2015 #146

I wondered that but billhicks76 Apr 2015 #163

How did a Kennedy manage to lose his mind? treestar Apr 2015 #18

huh? there is a lot of evidence that the Kennedy's have had more than their share cali Apr 2015 #21

They are human beings just like the rest of us, only born rich. arcane1 Apr 2015 #56

Heroin is a helluva drug Major Nikon Apr 2015 #76

I knew him just after Bobby was assasinated in 1968. COLGATE4 Apr 2015 #108

There's another one running around desperately trying to save the drug war and pot prohibition. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #140

No, Bobby, you are wrong. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #23

Oh fer Christ sake. onecaliberal Apr 2015 #24

It would seem that his issue is not with vaccines but with the preservative 'thimerosal'. Go RFKJr! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #28

Thimerosal hasn't been in childhood vaccinations for years with the exception of the flu vaccine cali Apr 2015 #29

It's not in children's flu mist, at all. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #46

It's not in anything that is single use Major Nikon Apr 2015 #78

True. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #79

Most vaccines do NOT contain thimerasol nowadays... LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #43

It never was a problem anyway Major Nikon Apr 2015 #83

Exactly... SidDithers Apr 2015 #84

Not just easier, cheaper Major Nikon Apr 2015 #105

Flu shots do HockeyMom Apr 2015 #91

Most kids don't get them, though. LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #107

ONLY the multi-dose vials. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #132

Merthiolate - Isn't that the stuff our parents put on us kids when we cut ourselves LiberalArkie Apr 2015 #126

because its an organic compound of mercury. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #134

Thalidomide? LOL. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #129

Well they both start with "Th". Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #149

Well, Warren, Ignaz Semmelweis washed his hands once... Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #156

says something about how much you know about this issue. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #135

The anti vexer cause has unified the fringe left and the fringe right. iandhr Apr 2015 #30

I had mumps shenmue Apr 2015 #32

Nuttier than squirrel shit hifiguy Apr 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author raindaddy Apr 2015 #34

The only Kennedy that impressed me died in 68 CBGLuthier Apr 2015 #37

“They can put anything they want in that vaccine and they have no accountability for it.” valerief Apr 2015 #41

I almost feel sorry for someone as fucking stupid as RFK Jr. zappaman Apr 2015 #45

But he's a Kennedy... SidDithers Apr 2015 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #109

I would say too bad there's no vaccine for stupidity. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #121

I feel more pity for people's stupid fucking posts... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #130

Awwww...poor RFK Jr is a fucking whack job zappaman Apr 2015 #138

We lost the wrong son Politicalboi Apr 2015 #48

Call some other Democrat, ''Asshat,'' siddithers of DU. Octafish Apr 2015 #50

He's woefully wrong on this. (RFK Jr) cali Apr 2015 #52

He hasn't damaged anyone except Big Pharma. Octafish Apr 2015 #58

yes he has. He's almost certainly convinced some folks not to vaccinate their children cali Apr 2015 #69

Big pharma! zappaman Apr 2015 #75

Well SOMEONE needs to DAMAGE big pharma!!! onecent Apr 2015 #165

And this has what to do with the price of tea in China? Archae Apr 2015 #55

Where does he say not to vaccinate? Octafish Apr 2015 #61

"I'm not anti-vaxx, but we've got a holocaust on our hands." NuclearDem Apr 2015 #70

According to octafish of DU... SidDithers Apr 2015 #63

If your last name is Kennedy, you're never wrong! zappaman Apr 2015 #74

Keep tugging your forelock, octafish of DU... SidDithers Apr 2015 #57

Smear Once. Use Often. Octafish Apr 2015 #62

If the shoe fits....nt SidDithers Apr 2015 #65

It doesn't count until someone calls you SidOrrex. Orrex Apr 2015 #94

Wait, I thought they were calling YOU sidorrex... SidDithers Apr 2015 #99

He's Sidorrex. You're Skitthers. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #106

None of that matters anymore. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #119

Attribution, damn it! REP Apr 2015 #92

It's not a smear if it's true Freddie Stubbs Apr 2015 #151

Sid… Did you lose something? MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #131

Ha! The official RFK Jr beanie! zappaman Apr 2015 #139

You're welcome! MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #148

I figure you're probably the only one in this discussion who might bother snappyturtle Apr 2015 #64

Thank you, snappyturtle! I'm a person who likes to learn more than one side of things. Octafish Apr 2015 #110

Thank you Octafish...my sentiments exactly. I used to come to DU to learn snappyturtle Apr 2015 #120

I personally like him and loved his father. But, of course, he is wrong on this issue mmonk Apr 2015 #66

It's possible to be a good man and be wrong. Oneironaut Apr 2015 #71

Why must Sid be on the hot seat? Orrex Apr 2015 #73

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #77

You "just signed up" for about the gazillionth time. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2015 #81

Lulz..nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #166

I like him on a lot of other issues, but he's destroying his credibility here. yurbud Apr 2015 #59

I really wish Robert Kennedy Jr. would just STFU about his anti-science campaign against vaccines. still_one Apr 2015 #80

Was Kennedy ever vaccinated or are germs just unable to survive in toxic levels of stupid? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #82

Since he was born in 1954. HockeyMom Apr 2015 #86

I had an MMR in California last month and now I am dead. REP Apr 2015 #93

Yeah, I am dead too HockeyMom Apr 2015 #103

Go ask my half-brother about pertussis. Oh you can't because he died from it. REP Apr 2015 #112

I got DPT vaccine in 1952 HockeyMom Apr 2015 #114

Well, you are either very strong or lucky or both LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #145

Then he's a fuckin' kook. tabasco Apr 2015 #95

I don't know which group is worse, anti-vaxers or climate change deniers. nt Rex Apr 2015 #96

Well only one of them has put in an appearance in this thread. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #115

NASA was going to go to war with the Mooninites! How hard is that to understand!? Rex Apr 2015 #117

LOL! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #118

Im not convinced there isn't some serious overlap btw the two groups. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #142

Oh, FFS. Remind me, please, where RFK, Jr. got his medical degree? Right. mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #98

Yeah, but he's a Kennedy and a Democrat... zappaman Apr 2015 #100

He's a f#cking politician! Would you go to one for heart surgery? Knee or hip replacement? mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #101

He may be a "f#cking politician" but he is a Kennedy. zappaman Apr 2015 #102

I get it. See post #45. mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #111

Magna sum laude from the Unversity of Talking out the Ass REP Apr 2015 #113

LOL! mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #122

Science: Not a democracy beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #116

Law & Order SVU had a great show this week on this topic. William769 Apr 2015 #123

He's destroyed Ring of Fire's credibility Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2015 #128

What.a.fucking.moron. *sigh* n/t X_Digger Apr 2015 #133

Let me just say LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #137

It's good that they're scheduling it for the spring, cuz in the fall it might compete with PETA's Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #141

He could be right. Vinca Apr 2015 #150

Bashing the Kennedys is nothing new, though you might think you're entitled to ucrdem Apr 2015 #164

Yeah I'll remember that ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #167

. Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #168

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologizes for 'holocaust' remark in speech against California vaccine law proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #169