What's western medicine done for you lately? Well, did you die of measles yet?

[urbpan]

I know there are a lot of people out there who aren't sure about vaccinations, especially for kids. I always wondered where the idea that they cause autism came from. From a fraudulent study, as it turns out.

I think this one had so much traction because people like to distrust doctors.

Thanks to drhoz for the link.

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Re: Effectiveness of disease control - vaccines or social reforms?

[weofodthignen]

Safe drinking water and indoor toilets predate vaccination programs by one or two generations.

Yes, vaccinations are now required against diseases I had as a child and survived--thanks in part to antibiotics, another innovation of western medicine. But you can still see the effectiveness of vaccinations when something like scarlet fever gets loose in a city where most people have never been exposed. Happens every year.

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