So the judges agree
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draggonlaadywith the researchers,who agree with the immunologists, who agree with the pediatricians that vaccines are good for kids, and do not cause autism.
This is good.
It is, apparently, not enough for the fine folks at the National Vaccine Information Center.
Barbara Loe Fisher, the center's president, said the court's ruling will do little to change the minds of most parents who suspect a link between vaccines and autism. She said more studies are needed. "I think it is a mistake to conclude that, because these few test cases were denied compensation, it's been decided vaccines don't play any role in regressive autism."
While that statement is probably true when taken by itself and out of context (ie, a judge denying payment on a suit does not prove or disprove a scientific effect), I find it grotesquely laughable that this woman is calling for more studies, when already there have been at least dozens (possibly hundreds?) of studies showing no link between vaccination and autism, only one study ever that did, and at least 2 studies that specifically debunked that one.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/900721.html
This is good.
It is, apparently, not enough for the fine folks at the National Vaccine Information Center.
Barbara Loe Fisher, the center's president, said the court's ruling will do little to change the minds of most parents who suspect a link between vaccines and autism. She said more studies are needed. "I think it is a mistake to conclude that, because these few test cases were denied compensation, it's been decided vaccines don't play any role in regressive autism."
While that statement is probably true when taken by itself and out of context (ie, a judge denying payment on a suit does not prove or disprove a scientific effect), I find it grotesquely laughable that this woman is calling for more studies, when already there have been at least dozens (possibly hundreds?) of studies showing no link between vaccination and autism, only one study ever that did, and at least 2 studies that specifically debunked that one.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/900721.html
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On a completely unrelated note...
Date: 2009-02-13 07:53 am (UTC)Re: On a completely unrelated note...
Date: 2009-02-13 12:51 pm (UTC)