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NickB79

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12. Someone needs to take a walk amongst the tombstones

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Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:03 PM

Jun 2012

And I'm not talking about how we tombstone trolls here at DU. I'm talking about literal tombstones, in century-old graveyards. Then you could see the massive number of children who died from communicable diseases before the advent of vaccines.

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The Italian court that linked MMR with autism used Wakefield's BS from the Lancet as its "proof" [View all] Godhumor Jun 2012 OP

+ Infinity! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #1

Bumping for the morning crew n/t Godhumor Jun 2012 #2

But meanwhile the antivaxxers will continue to believe. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #3

Nice try gotnoscript Jun 2012 #4

Um, that's because I only linked to the rebuttal.... Godhumor Jun 2012 #5

No. gotnoscript Jun 2012 #7

The entirety of scientific evidence sports vaccines. The entirety Godhumor Jun 2012 #9

Nonsense. gotnoscript Jun 2012 #11

and I am a prize fighter, airline pilot, professional baseball player ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #13

Let's see the research then Godhumor Jun 2012 #16

Really? gotnoscript Jun 2012 #19

Asking for research following the scientific method is rigidity? Godhumor Jun 2012 #21

yeah...ONE peer reviewed study... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2012 #24

is this the same university where Jenny McCarthy brags about obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #22

When I was a kid mumps and chicken pox were a normal parts of growing up cpwm17 Jun 2012 #6

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #8

Learn some history. It wasn't that long ago these deseases were major problems in the US cpwm17 Jun 2012 #10

Someone needs to take a walk amongst the tombstones NickB79 Jun 2012 #12

+1 obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #23

Yeah, smallpox is totally treatable with some vitamin D and soap. NickB79 Jun 2012 #14

Vaccines save untold millions from death and disfigurement obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #20

Thanks for the details... SidDithers Jun 2012 #15

Giuliano Mignini, suing scientists for earthquakes, and this obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #17

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2012 #18