AS pointed out above the mass media haven't helped - The Daily Mail don't put the Lancet's retraction of Wakefield's research on its front page.
Well this entered my surgery this afternoon and the crap science I got presented with made me really angry. The garbage 2 sets of parents had printed of the internet was staggering. There are some good points above. My boy has been vaccinated. Andrew Wakefield has done huge damage - vaccination and public health things like sanitation, banning smoking in public are the things that make a difference to the populations health. Yes Fatdoc can use his flash machines on ITU, but on a population basis this type of intervention makes fairly small differences. From what I understand both the US and Australia have basically made it a legal requirement to be vaccinated - otherwise no mainstream education.AS pointed out above the mass media haven't helped - The Daily Mail don't put the Lancet's retraction of Wakefield's research on its front page. Mind it would have helped if The Lancets retraction had been stronger. My boss last year thought denying kids vaccination was a child protection issue and I think I agree.
Quote from: fatkid2000 on February 28, 2012, 08:51:46 pmWell this entered my surgery this afternoon and the crap science I got presented with made me really angry. The garbage 2 sets of parents had printed of the internet was staggering. There are some good points above. My boy has been vaccinated. Andrew Wakefield has done huge damage - vaccination and public health things like sanitation, banning smoking in public are the things that make a difference to the populations health. Yes Fatdoc can use his flash machines on ITU, but on a population basis this type of intervention makes fairly small differences. From what I understand both the US and Australia have basically made it a legal requirement to be vaccinated - otherwise no mainstream education.AS pointed out above the mass media haven't helped - The Daily Mail don't put the Lancet's retraction of Wakefield's research on its front page. Mind it would have helped if The Lancets retraction had been stronger. My boss last year thought denying kids vaccination was a child protection issue and I think I agree.
On a separate note, parents that smoke irk me too but that a separate issue.
I'm well aware it's a tricky issue, as highlighted by the recent smoking in cars debate.