http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/03/vaccine-safety-concerns-parents.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/03/vaccine-safety-concerns-parents.html#comment-127158 Michael Kirsch, M.D. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:57:55 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=42940#comment-127158 From today's NYT: http://nyti.ms/c6UqNF From today’s NYT: http://nyti.ms/c6UqNF

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/03/vaccine-safety-concerns-parents.html#comment-126789 Francine Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:07 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=42940#comment-126789 yeah michael, you said it better than anyone else could in my opinion. yeah michael, you said it better than anyone else could in my opinion.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/03/vaccine-safety-concerns-parents.html#comment-126786 Jenga Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:10:06 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=42940#comment-126786 Great post Micheal. I just read Jenny McCarthy's new article on huffpo and it just sad what us out there. Our current use of vaccines is based on level 1A evidence. If we can't agree on their use, I don't know why we are fighting about healthcare. The population would be better off hiring a shaman or homeopath. Vaccines have saved more lives than any aspect of medicine and is second only to sanitation on it's effect on public health. They are safe effective and I have given them to all my children. Great post Micheal. I just read Jenny McCarthy’s new article on huffpo and it just sad what us out there. Our current use of vaccines is based on level 1A evidence. If we can’t agree on their use, I don’t know why we are fighting about healthcare. The population would be better off hiring a shaman or homeopath. Vaccines have saved more lives than any aspect of medicine and is second only to sanitation on it’s effect on public health. They are safe effective and I have given them to all my children.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/03/vaccine-safety-concerns-parents.html#comment-126774 Michael Kirsch, M.D. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:39 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=42940#comment-126774 The anti-vaxers are a a vocal minority. Many zealously believe that autism has been linked to vaccines or their components, despite the absence of reliable scientific evidence. In fact, the issue has been studied, as pointed out in the post, and no linkage was demonstrated. Autism is a tough disease that deserves our compassion and research dollars. Blaming the vaccine manufacturers won't help a single autistic kid or prevent the disease from occuring. Vaccines represent one of the triumphs of the medical profession. The anti-vaxers are a a vocal minority. Many zealously believe that autism has been linked to vaccines or their components, despite the absence of reliable scientific evidence. In fact, the issue has been studied, as pointed out in the post, and no linkage was demonstrated. Autism is a tough disease that deserves our compassion and research dollars. Blaming the vaccine manufacturers won’t help a single autistic kid or prevent the disease from occuring. Vaccines represent one of the triumphs of the medical profession.

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