"The correlation between 38 vaccines given in the first two years of life and autism has not been studied." -- Mary Tocco
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This entire article is composed of exactly the same argument--that we live in the age of information and scientific evaluation, and yet "The United States has one of the worst Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) rates in the modern world."
For one thing, the U.S. does not, in any stretch of the imagination, have one of the highest infant mortality rates. According to the CIA World Factbook, the United States has a "5.98 deaths/1,000 live birth" rate. Other countries, such as Zambia (total: 64.61 deaths/1,000 live births) or Mongolia (36 deaths/1,000 live births) have a much higher rate of infant deaths--to mention only a few countries at random. Compared to the rest of the world, the U.S. has an average (perhaps even below average) infant mortality rate. Perhaps Tocco's version of the "modern world" only consists of North America.
For another, the correlation between vaccines given in the first two years of life and autism has, in fact, been studied. There are multiple scientific journals and studies that have reported on the subject over the past 20 years, each saying precisely the same thing: vaccines do not cause autism. In fact, vaccines can't cause autism because of the properties associated with the autism spectrum such as the fact that it occurs in the brain and is present since birth (though it is generally dormant for upwards of 5-10 years).
This article makes me genuinely begin to question the integrity of some researchers and reporters in the U.S.--how educated are they? Can we trust them to accurately report any unbiased, unsheltered facts?
I really hate to trouble you for the link, but the way this post is written it seems like we might need it. Would that be practical and possible? The post would make more sense if we could read the article, I think.
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Deletehttp://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120224/OPINION02/302240015/Beware-vaccines-dangerous-our-children
Sadly, the U.S. does have a rather bad over-all infant mortality rate, 46th in the world, behind pretty much all the “first world” countries, behind even some countries like Guam, Cuba and Greece. So, while we are not as bad as Zambia or Mongolia, we don’t have much to crow about, being the “wealthiest” country in the world. This has everything to do with extreme poverty in the U.S., and not with vaccinations, however.
ReplyDeleteI like your question at the end of your article. I think that with the rare exception, the researchers are fairly honest about their work; but that reporters are more likely to twist information (maybe not always on purpose) concerning research because they try to look at all sides of an issue equally, even if the opposition is raving wino living beneath an underpass.
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