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Your source is an anti-vaccine site. Regardless of who the members are, it's obviously biased.
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: TheConstruKctionofLight
The poisons that have saved millions of lives? Isn't that the opposite of what poison is supposed to do?
Oh, wait. A minority of people had minor to severe SIDE EFFECTS or ALLERGIC REACTIONS, so that makes it poison.
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: bigal7997
The 2 main things that stopped the epidemic was hygiene and people dying.
You do know that Scarlet Fever is caused by strep group a infection, don't you? And it's something that still around today.
originally posted by: PaddyInf
a reply to: bigal7997
Prior to a vaccine, diptheria infected over 200'000 and killed 15'000 people per year in the US. Post vaccination introduction it is virtually non existent in the US - only 2 cases were recorded in 2014.
In the outbreak of '64-65 Rubella infected 12.5 million Americans, directly caused 11'000 miscarriages and killed 2'000 babies. In 2012 there were 9 reported rubella infections and there have been no outbreaks post vaccine introduction. Pre-1940 it was a very common cause of death in the UK. Post 1940 (when routine vaccination of children was introduced in the NHS) there have been a total of 40 recorded infections and only 1 death. That's in 76 years.
Polio, one of the most dreaded childhood diseases of the early 20th century, has been virtually eradicated in the US. The last naturally occurring cases were among an unvaccinated Amish community in 1979.
According to WHO, measles causes an average of 314 deaths per day worldwide, almost exclusively in areas without immunisation cover. In the US following a period of mass vaccination, the most reported infections in any year since 2000 was 668 with a total of 1 death in the last decade. That is down from about 500'000 infections and around 400-500 deaths annually in the US prior to 1968 when the vaccine was developed. Since vaccine introduction there has been an infection reduction of over 99% in the US and around 79% worldwide.
The list goes on.
People who think vaccines are poisons being pumped into us all in a conspiracy by big pharmacy need to take a look at the World pre-vaccine and at countries where they aren't offered. They need to see the devastating effect the conditions have on the victims.
originally posted by: seasonal
Censorship leads to secrets and abuse and loss of freedom. Of course there are lines that need to be drawn, I'm glad I'm not involved with that process.
originally posted by: bigal7997
Yes, hygiene, well done! And it's death rate dropped in a similar fashion to that of Measles from 1900 on without a vaccine.
So, what role did hygiene (hand washing, proliferation of plumbing, clean drinking water, etc) play in the drop in measles deaths? 1%? 100%? It's statistically difficult to solely credit a vaccine for the downfall of any disease.
Unless, of course, you have data to prove me wrong?
This is not censorship. This is stopping nurses from spreading dangerous misinformation which are presented as facts but have no evidence whatsoever to back them up.
If the law could go after nurses for posting misinformation on social media, you would think the law could go after politicians for spouting outright lies on national media. Personally, it wouldn't hurt my feelings to see everyone who said that Obamacare would save the average family xxx dollars spending time in federal prison. Of course, that would mean that ATS membership would drop by at least a third.
Vaccines save lives...I'm a trainee mental health nurse and not one of my colleagues would say vaccines are harmful. Any which did should not be in the healthcare profession.
I highly doubt many believe the crap people say about vaccines.
originally posted by: seasonal
a reply to: TheKnightofDoom
I highly doubt many believe the crap people say about vaccines.
Then why censor it?