FU Andrew Wakefield

[TZ]

Teenagers behind biggest measles outbreak in 18 years
Teenagers who were not vaccinated with MMR a decade or so ago due to the controversy, are behind an 18-year high in the number of measles cases, say health experts.
There were 2,016 confirmed cases in England and Wales in 2012 - the highest annual total since 1994 - according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Two outbreak zones comprise most of the cases - one on Merseyside and the other in Surrey and Sussex, said a spokesman. There have also been many cases among gipsies.
Vaccination rates for the triple-jab dropped sharply following now discredited claims by Dr Andrew Wakefield in 1998 that it could trigger autism. Rates took over a decade to recover.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9857440/Teenagers-behind-biggest-measles-outbreak-in-18-years.html
Realize I'm mostly preaching to the choir here. But I'm posting this as more proof that anti vaxxers are selfish, DANGEROUS idiots. Feel free to use this link elsewhere *cough* health *cough*

[cleanhippie]

1. AND Jenny McCarthy!

[Warpy]

3. Wakefield did more damage because someone had been persuaded

to allow him to put that "MD" after his name. McCarthy is just some pretty face with an opinion that isn't any better than any other medically ignorant opinion. Wakefield knew better, that's been established, and only wanted his own jab substituted.

The damage, especially in the UK, is all his.

[mr blur]

5. They deserve each other:

[phantom power]

2. they write books

vaccines == "potions"
or something

Melanie's Marvelous Measles was written to educate children on the benefits of having measles and how you can heal from them naturally and successfully. Often today, we are being bombarded with messages from vested interests to fear all diseases in order for someone to sell some potion or vaccine, when, in fact, history shows that in industrialized countries, these diseases are quite benign and, according to natural health sources, beneficial to the body. Having raised three children vaccine-free and childhood disease-free, I have experienced many times when my children's vaccinated peers succumb to the childhood diseases they were vaccinated against. Surprisingly, there were times when my unvaccinated children were blamed for their peers' sickness. Something which is just not possible when they didn't have the diseases at all. Stephanie Messenger lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and devotes her life to educating people about vaccine dangers and supporting families in their natural health choices. She has the support of many natural therapists and natural-minded doctors.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1466938897/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=natdee-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1466938897

[TZ]

4. I heard about this

And I think I heard the publisher finally declined to publish after pressure on them

[LeftishBrit]

6. We had a DU thread on that one, that actually won a DUZY!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1231102

With similar ridiculous and disgusting book titles. I think the thread winner was 'Eric's Excellent Erectile Dysfunction'.

[uriel1972]

7. Gary's glorious gonorrhea? ... nt