Tag: Vaccines
I have a disease called sarcoidosis. I don’t often think about it because most days it doesn’t affect me. It would be easy to forget I have it because it is controlled by medication. Under guidance from one of my specialists, I went off my medication for two weeks before and one week after each … Read More “Good News: Thankful For Medication” »
I’m thankful that last week I was able to get my second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. I don’t think that vaccines are a “magic” solution but they are important. I have a compromised immune system because of some medication I’m one and so I’m thankful that I have this added level of protection. … Read More “Good News: Second Dose” »
There has been a new research study that has looked into the potential relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism. You can find the research findings in this article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. You can find a news report on it here. Not surprisingly, they found that there was no link … Read More “Autism-Vaccine Research and Why It Won’t Matter” »
It is good for people who care about autism families to know about the autism-vaccine controversy. For those who do not know, some people believe that certain vaccines either cause autism or have some other strong connection. Image by pixaby This is what you need to know. Parents who believe in the autism-vaccine connection are … Read More “Churches, Parents and the Vaccine Controversy” »
I keep track of stories on autism through Google Alerts. Normally there are very few stories about vaccines. Today, the majority of the stories were on vaccines and autism. There are two reasons why this is currently a big story. One is that the drop in vaccinations has led to some outbreaks of measles. The … Read More “Why Do People Believe That Vaccines Cause Autism?” »
There has been a lot of talk recently on websites, blogs and social media that there is new “proof” that vaccines cause or at least increase the rate of autism. There has been talk of a “CDC whistle-blower” who has revealed that the CDC knew about this and has covered it up. People affected by … Read More “Has it Been Proven That Vaccines Cause Autism?” »
Do vaccines cause autism? There are still many people out there who are convinced that vaccines cause autism. Not only do I think they are wrong, but the steep decline in vaccinations is actually going to create some very serious health risks for children. I have spoken on this before. However, I found this article … Read More “Busting the Anti-Vaccine Myth” »
I regularly hear comments from people that vaccines cause autism. I understand that people need someone to blame when it comes to autism and the pharmaceutical companies are a pretty easy target. The only problem is that there is no connection. An Australian study involving 1.25 million children has demonstrated that there is absolutely no … Read More “There is No Link Between Vaccines and Autism” »
Andrew Wakefield was the researcher who published an article that drew a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. The results of that research have now been rejected by the scientific community. It is widely believed that there is no link between vaccines and autism. But what are the wider ramifications of Wakefield’s problems? This … Read More “The Fallout of Andrew Wakefield’s Research” »