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22. Opting out or delaying even a single dose of a vaccine triggers the exemption label. Income effect?

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 04:03 AM

Apr 2015

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2015/04/california_anti_vaccine_movement_politics_wealth_bob_sears_and_robert_f.html

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Vaccine foes rally at California Capitol [View all] alp227 Apr 2015 OP

"Force my veggies"? WTF does that mean? arcane1 Apr 2015 #1

not vaccines.. busterbrown Apr 2015 #5

I found a link. Spelling is a bit off, but anyway, it's a method: freshwest Apr 2015 #13

Idiots are everywhere n/t cosmicone Apr 2015 #2

Look at it this way SwankyXomb Apr 2015 #17

The problem is that they don't congregate cosmicone Apr 2015 #23

Or to allow them to pass bugs along between them. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #49

Homeschoolers have a lower vaccination rate. How will this bill address that? pnwmom Apr 2015 #3

It won't. gcomeau Apr 2015 #14

Dumbasses. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #4

You could probably measure the sharp_stick Apr 2015 #6

Opting out or delaying even a single dose of a vaccine triggers the exemption label. Income effect? proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #22

maybe this will enable the larger discussion to be had Chakaconcarne Apr 2015 #7

What larger discussion? Archae Apr 2015 #10

Gotchya.... Chakaconcarne Apr 2015 #24

Go peddle your anti-vax bullshit somewhere else. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #26

That's nice... Chakaconcarne Apr 2015 #27

There's proven science, and there's your crap. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #29

Read the studies I cited... Chakaconcarne Apr 2015 #30

Doesn't help. Vaccines are a huge public net good. Yes, pharmaceutical companies often suck. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #31

All I needed to see was you citing that HET IMR study. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #32

Well you SAY you aren't anti-vaxx, and yet... Adrahil Apr 2015 #40

You may not be anti-vax Major Nikon Apr 2015 #34

I'll start working my way upwards.... Chakaconcarne Apr 2015 #35

"You're missing the larger point" Major Nikon Apr 2015 #37

You do know Wakefield has long been discredited Smithryee Apr 2015 #36

I cannot imagine... gcomeau Apr 2015 #16

About what? nt alp227 Apr 2015 #19

There is no discussion to be had Godhumor Apr 2015 #20

"Thimerosal: Let The Science Speak" demonstrates otherwise, as does CDC scientist Dr. Bill Thompson. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #21

So did anyone prove him wrong? Chakaconcarne Apr 2015 #25

The letter is dated 4/8/15. His offer to debate ANYONE who contests the material in his book was 4/7 proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #28

No, because he established an impossible level of proof. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #33

This guy's an idiot? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #50

They took Thimerisol out of vaccines LONG onecaliberal Apr 2015 #51

So an appeal to ignorance fallacy is supposed to mean something? Major Nikon Apr 2015 #38

Whoa! Feigning confusion with factually false claims? You know better, I'm sure. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #39

You mean like calling Wakefield a doctor? You know better, I'm sure. Major Nikon Apr 2015 #41

Heard of Dr. John Walker-Smith? Cofounder of the field of pediatric gastroenterology? proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #42

Channeling Wakefield in defense of Wakefield is just entirely too fucking funny Major Nikon Apr 2015 #43

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #44

So now you're channeling Jenny McCarthy's mouthpiece Major Nikon Apr 2015 #45

Do facts matter? That's not even close. McCarthy's group is Generation Rescue, not AOA. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #46

I'm sure all of McCarthy's blow holes are high on your reading list Major Nikon Apr 2015 #52

The AoA author lied. alp227 Apr 2015 #47

You owe it to yourself to clarify this beyond Brian Deer's own statement. proverbialwisdom Apr 2015 #48

I read somewhere that Robert F. Kennedy Jr was in that crowd. Archae Apr 2015 #8

He jumped the shark long ago Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2015 #11

People should show up and stand with the protesters with signs that say Renew Deal Apr 2015 #9

Or 'I just found out I've got Rabies! Want a kiss?' Watch 'em scatter, then chase 'em down! freshwest Apr 2015 #15

"We're dumb and we're not going to take it anymore!!" n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #12

Idiots Marrah_G Apr 2015 #18

Is there an island someplace where all these flat earthers can workinclasszero Apr 2015 #53