Showing posts with label MMR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MMR. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Why people don't vaccinate: Wakefield


Why people don't vaccinate:

A 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield claimed that autism is linked to the MMR vaccine.
 BUT

 Britain's General Medical Council has since revoked Wakefield's medical license.
The medical journal who published Wakefield's study has retracted it.

The study only observed 12 children, so its sample size is too small for large generalizations.
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The odds a child will....




The odds a child will
Be a pilot
Get struck by lightning
Make the US Olympic team
Get elected to congress
Become a billionaire
Have a severe allergic reaction to the MMR and Hepatitis B vaccines

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