Vaccine Ingredients. The claims made about the dangerous chemicals in vaccines are all either false or misrepresented. by Brian Dunning Filed under Alternative Medicine, Conspiracy Theories, General Science, Health Skeptoid Podcast #180 November 17, 2009 Podcast transcript | Download | Subscribe Also available in Chinese | Russian Listen: Today we're going to point our skeptical eye at some of the claims made by antivaccine activists, in particular, their lists of frightening chemicals and other dangerous toxins they say are included in vaccines. You don't have to go to the antivaccine websites to find this horrifying list of witch's-brew ingredients. This is a case where cooler heads need to prevail. When you're exposed to a pathogen, it irritates your body. So now that we understand that a vaccine is not pretending to be a shot of Mickey Mouse sunshine, let's take a look at some of these frightening sounding ingredients: Formaldehyde Absolutely true.
Antifreeze This one is simply untrue. Mercury Latex Rubber. Estimating Seasonal Influenza-Associated Deaths in the United States | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) What are seasonal influenza-related deaths? Seasonal influenza-related deaths are deaths that occur in people for whom seasonal influenza infection was likely a contributor to the cause of death, but not necessarily the primary cause of death. Does CDC know the exact number of people who die from seasonal flu each year? CDC does not know exactly how many people die from seasonal flu each year. There are several reasons for this. First, states are not required to report individual seasonal flu cases or deaths of people older than 18 years of age to CDC. Second, seasonal influenza is infrequently listed on death certificates of people who die from flu-related complications( Flu deaths in children are different though because these are nationally notifiable, which means that individual flu deaths must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Why does CDC estimate deaths associated with seasonal flu? Cancer preventing vaccine safe for women – no excuses for HPV vaccine. Many of us on the science side of the vaccine debate (it’s not a debate) think that of all vaccines, the one that’s most hated by the anti-vaccine radicals is the HPV cancer preventing vaccine. In fact, since this cancer preventing vaccine was launched after the anti-vaccine movement was really pushing their pseudoscientific narrative, it was subject to much more scrutiny in research studies and from pharmaceutical regulatory bodies.
And as a result, it’s probably, by far, the safest vaccine amongst all of the other safe vaccines. There are numerous large (meaning patient populations of over 100,000) safety studies of the HPV vaccines, which have shown us that there really are no significant adverse events related to HPV vaccines. Yes, there are typical ones, like fainting and localized pain, but nothing serious.
Certainly, nothing that is even close to what the anti-vaccine people claim. All about HPV and the cancer preventing vaccine Merck manufactures the other HPV vaccines. Summary. Judge in vaccine case faces threats, calls for 'painful death' Rebecca Bredow, 40, of Ferndale, spent 5 days in jail for refusing a court order to vaccinate her 9-year-old son.
John Wisely/Detroit Free Press Oakland County Circuit Judge Karen McDonald is facing online harassment, including calls for her to "die a painful death," for her handling of two controversial cases involving divorced parents who disagree about vaccines. McDonald has drawn the online ire of vaccine critics, upset with her decision to order a 9-year-old boy immunized over the objections of his mother. In a separate case, McDonald has questioned the qualifications of a witness brought in to argue vaccines are harmful. Some of the videos online called for McDonald's execution. Related: Michigan among nation's worst for vaccination rates One YouTube user posted a 41-second video titled "Why Judge Karen McDonald must die a painful death. " "If she can get away with this, the bitch has got to die.
"We had the computer crimes unit look at it," McCabe said. Two vaccine cases Also read: Torturing mice, data, and figures in the name of antivaccine pseudoscience. Vaccination 101: Here's Why You Should Vaccinate. Vaccines are among the greatest inventions in the history of medicine. They have saved countless lives and reduced human suffering by an amount which is impossible to calculate. However, today there are many rumors and concerns going around about the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations, which have caused many people to reject them.
Here, we will consider four common questions and answer them in an open and non-judgmental way—something we learned from Ethan Siegel. Vaccines cause autism. This is a common refrain, but one that has been thoroughly debunked over and over again. There is no evidence showing a connection between vaccination rates and the prevalence of autism. This argument also relies on the idea that suffering the worst effects of these preventable diseases, including death, is preferable to an unsubstantiated increased risk of autism, an extremely controversial idea. "Mercury is dangerous—and it's in the vaccines! " If vaccines are so effective, why do we all need them? Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine 'facts' Hen people misrepresent facts on the record, journalists are in a tough spot — especially when that information can be harmful. Which brings me to STAT’s recent interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., conducted by Helen Branswell.
STAT wanted to interview Kennedy about his claim in January 2017 that Donald Trump would soon appoint him to head a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity. Seven months had passed since Kennedy had made the claim and no announcement had been made. Branswell began her interview by asking Kennedy eight different times and in eight different ways where things stood on his commission. Advertisement That clearly wasn’t what Kennedy wanted to talk about. I feel compelled to oppose Kennedy’s claims. During the interview, Kennedy said that some babies were being injected with 25 micrograms of ethylmercury, which is part of a preservative called thimerosol that is used in multi-dose vials of influenza vaccine. Branswell was right. Paul A. Trolling the antivaccine trolls.
There are many ways to combat antivaccine pseudoscience. Personally, I’ve chosen my favored methods, namely blogging, giving talks, and generally combatting pseudoscience on social media wherever I find it. That’s not all I do (for example, I do have a couple of papers in the peer-reviewed medical literature designed to combat the infiltration of pseudoscience into academia), but it is where I put most of my effort. For one thing, I’m good at it. For another thing, it’s fun. Also, it’s something I can work into my busy schedule more easily. Indeed, the VAXXED crew is so blatant that just last week they were in Minneapolis, the epicenter of a massive measles outbreak among the Somali immigrant community in Hennepin County that Andrew Wakefield himself, with the help of his acolytes, directly caused through their fear mongering about vaccines and autism.
The Vaxxed bus is on tour, spreading fear and disinformation about vaccines. Yes, there’s Insolence I can approve of. Related. Why this vaxed v. unvaxed study is not valid | vaccinesworkblog. For the last few days, people opposed to vaccines have been posting a link to a study called Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12- year old U.S. children. The lead author is Jackson State, MS, University professor, Anthony R. Mawson. This study is not valid and here is why. First of all, I need to explain what is meant by validity and reliability, with regards to science. So, in an ideal study of children’s health, we would not need to take the researcher’s word for anything.
But, if we just ask parents, how many colds a year do you think your child has had, those answers are not necessarily reliable because parents don’t always know the difference between a cold and influenza or allergies. That brings us to the Mawson study. I must take a moment to point out that I homeschool one of my children so I am not biased in any way towards homeschooling. These are problems. So, what happened after this study was pulled by Frontiers? Kathy Like this: