Babies Don't Talk

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Babies don't talk.

Antivaxers, failing to understand infant development since 1998.

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Conquering Infectious Disease Through Memes, by Smashley on March 29, 2013

For a person on the fence about a scientific issue, especially a personal one like GMOs, fluoridated drinking water, or vaccines, a seed of doubt is often all it takes to push them over the fence on the side opposite the scientific consensus. That’s why internet memes touting the dangers of these issues can be so effective — those against them only have to make you wonder “what if?”, whereas those in favor have to lay out each of the reasons why you shouldn’t worry.

Which is why what Facebook groups like The Vaccine Meme Machine and Refutations to Anti-Vaccine Memes are doing is so impressive and important. More and more people get their scientific facts from social media these days, and instead of wringing their hands and *headdesk*ing, these groups are using that fact to their advantage. Sometimes the memes they spread are specifically designed to counteract one that anti-vaccine proponents have created, sometimes they’re more general in order to address common fears, and sometimes, as with any Facebook page, they’re simply sharing the cool things they’ve seen elsewhere.

Why I Vaccinate

This has two versions:
Mommy fear

Unfounded fear or conspiracy theories

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Why I vaccinate

Because I know that there are thousands of safety studies looking at vaccines from all angles, including vaccines given in combination.  I know that good science must be replicated, so I choose to accept the consensus of science, not focus disproportionately on one discredited study in isolation.

I know the risks of vaccinating and that they're well and truly outweighed by the benefits.  I value evidence, not anecdote. I know the risks of vaccine preventable diseases are still a threat to my child today.  I make my choice from clear rational thinking, not mommy fear.  I cannot justify exposing my child to potentially deadly diseases which are so easily prevented.

http://goo.gl/rnGpM
http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2013/Childhood-Immunization-Schedule/ChildhoodImmunizationScheduleandSafety_RB.pdf

Text, Unfounded fear or conspiracy theories
Because I know that there are thousands of safety studies looking at vaccines from all angles, including vaccines given in combination.  I know that good science must be replicated, so I choose to accept the consensus of science, not focus disproportionately on one discredited study in isolation.

I know the risks of vaccinating and that they're well and truly outweighed by the benefits.  I value evidence, not anecdote. I know the risks of vaccine preventable diseases are still a threat to my child today.  I make my choice from clear rational thinking, not unfounded fear or conspiracy theories.  I cannot justify exposing my child to potentially deadly diseases which are so easily prevented.

http://goo.gl/rnGpM
http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2013/Childhood-Immunization-Schedule/ChildhoodImmunizationScheduleandSafety_RB.pdf

Link to RtAVM Facebook posts
Mommy Fear
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473922382677776&set=a.414675905269091.96547.414643305272351&type=1&theater
Unfounded fear or conspiracy theories
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=474408495962498&set=a.414675905269091.96547.414643305272351&type=1&theater

Ingestion vs. Injection

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Ingestion vs. Injection

Either way it can end up in the bloodstream.

Anti-vaccine folk  seem to worry that vaccines go directly into the blood stream.
Vaccines don't go into the bloodstream.

Anti-vaccine folk  worry that "INGESTION is different to INJECTION".
They needn't.

In reality, the immune system and gastro-intestinal system are extremely complicated.

Here we have a very simplified representation of Ingestion vs Injection. Whether the route is injection (intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intradermal) -- or ingestion (oral), the substance goes through a 'filter'. 

Antigens and other components of food go through a gut "filter" before entering the blood stream, and the antigens in vaccines go through the antigen presenting cells and tissue "filter" before entering the blood stream.

We are this close to ending polio

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We are this close to ending polio
Polio Eradication Status
Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan--the only three countries where wild virus has never been stopped.

Link to RtAVM Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473532286050119&set=a.414675905269091.96547.414643305272351&type=1&theater

Other links

End Polio Now http://www.endpolio.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/pages/End-Polio-Now/78976274836?directed_target_id=0

The World's Biggest Commercial Campaign http://thisclose.endpolio.org/en

Rotary International's Polio Eradication Campaign http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Polio/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Vaccine Ingredients: Aluminium

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Aluminium

It's in all the food we eat -- even breast milk!  Vaccine ingredients? No worries -- fb.me/RtAVM

Link to RtAVM Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473901836013164&set=a.414675905269091.96547.414643305272351&type=1&theater

Vaccines work: Why we continue to vaccinate.

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These bubbles are sized according to the annual number of disease cases in the US during the 1900s versus 2010.  We've come so far.  It's a reminder that while disease rates are low, most diseases haven't disappeared.  This is why we continue to vaccinate.

Link to RtAVM Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473129219423759&set=a.414675905269091.96547.414643305272351&type=3&theater

Infographic source

http://www.vaccines.com/why-vaccinate.cfm