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The Cleveland Clinic went into damage control mode Monday after the director of its Wellness Institute questioned the safety of vaccines in a blog post that blew up on social media. Dr. Daniel Neides questioned whether preservatives in childhood vaccines are safe for infants—despite decades of evidence showing that they are. AIDS Healthcare Foundation Offers Free Meningitis Vaccinations People receive a free meningitis vaccine from Dr. Wayne Chen at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation pharmacy on April 15, 2013 in Hollywood, California. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images The post infuriated other medical doctors but heartened and emboldened the small — but extremely vocal — community of vaccine doubters.
Through a hospital spokeswoman, Neides released this statment:
"I apologize and regret publishing a blog that has caused so much concern and confusion for the public and medical community. I fully support vaccinations and my concern was meant to be positive around the safety of them."
The Clinic responded by doubling down on its disavowal of Neides' column, saying that the health system is "fully committed to evidence-based medicine," and promising to take disciplinary action against Neides.
originally posted by: tribal
And i have to say....as an anti vaxxxer myself....im just frickin lovin this! HAHAHAHAHA
originally posted by: tribal
....society has become very radicalized on this issue and definitely very slanted against vaccine skeptics.
originally posted by: tribal
Most doctors are almost a completely joke when it comes to emerging science and medicine. They are literally practicing the medicine they learned 20 to 50 years ago which compared to emerging science is like comparing Captain Caveman performing surgery with his club to the healing pods in the movie Elysium.
originally posted by: tribal
By the way, your argument goes both directions.
If i cannot comment or pass judgment on something i am not an expert in, neither are you as a non expert in that thing, able to legitimately assess the rightness of that thing, seeing as you ceded your critical thinking to the authority you are bowing down to.
A classic appeal to authority fallacy. And before you say it, even if i was "expertly trained" in any medical field, it still by your faulty logic, would not permit me to comment on related medical fields of which i am not an expert. See how that works?
Would you like fries with that?
originally posted by: noonebutme
originally posted by: tribal
And i have to say....as an anti vaxxxer myself....im just frickin lovin this! HAHAHAHAHA
Why would you love the idea of re-introducing diseases amongst the human population in places that are already limited in education and prevention and medical treatment?
What an idiotic position to hold on a well known, documented process to help reduce and, in some cases, eliminate deadly diseases.
People like you are very strange. Glad I don't know you IRL -- I'd never want to be around you or your scabby kids
originally posted by: tribal
And heres the link from the match that lit a fire under the Establishments behind. And i have to say....as an anti vaxxxer myself....im just frickin lovin this! HAHAHAHAHA
originally posted by: tribal
its perfectly reasonable in my opinion to characterize people as radical who cannot do anything other than attack this man for presenting a dissenting opinion as dangerous to society and almost the same as committing war crimes and the like.
originally posted by: yorkshirelad
Bugger it, let Darwinism take its course.
If the anti vaccers wish to go through life unvaccinated then let them. They and their families will die and this will leave the rest of use disease free.
No point in arguing. Let's live or die by our choices.