Earlier today a video was posted showing a debate between Dr. Paul Offit and Dr. Boyd Haley set up by the makers as a virtual debate between the two gentlemen about the autism-vaccine debate. The video was removed due to indications of bias on the part of the video’s makers not originally noticed. Upon further… Read More Apologies: Offit-Haley Debate
A five-year study published earlier this month in the journal Social Science and Medicine states that Twitter is flourishing with anti-vaccine sentiment. However, what is interesting is that geography, not politics, that makes a difference. FiercePharma points out researchers found tweets from users in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania posted the highest number… Read More Interactive map shows damage done by “anti-vaxxers” worldwide
Rebecca Bredow of Detroit, Michigan is facing jail time for refusing to vaccinate her son. ABC News reports that Bredow would absolutely prefer to go to jail than have her son immunized. Originally when she was married, Bredow and her husband, Jason, agreed to stretch out their son’s immunization schedule. Now that they are getting… Read More Anti-vaccine Michigan mom would rather her son suffer and die
Citing a recent measles outbreak and the spread of anti-scientific theories, Italy has just made 12 vaccines mandatory for students to attend the country’s schools. Back in 2014, recent PBS show on the vaccine controversy. It does a very good job of showing the debate between the pro and con sides of the issue, but… Read More Vaccines – Calling the shots
This 2007 movie is a project of National Wind Watch. It includes interviews residents who live near a wind farm operating in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. The wind farm was completed in 2001, and this film consists of interviews with residents who have been living with the turbines for 5 years. It discusses not only the annoyances… Read More Life under a windplant
An editorial in Texas’ Star-Telegram lays blame for a recent mumps outbreak at the feet of anti-vaccine groups. As the Editorial points out, a vaccine for mumps along with measles and rubella has been available since the 1960’s. But because of doubts about vaccine effectiveness and the belief that vaccines can cause autism in kids,… Read More Anti-vaxxers blamed for Texas mumps outbreak
Sandra and Turtool Tanrikulu opted not to vaccinate their daughter, Heidi, and are now paying a high price that is literally a matter of life and death. Realizing their mistake, Sandra decided she was going to raise awareness not only about her decision but also educate other parents on the necessity of vaccination. According to… Read More Aussie parents slandered by anti-vaxxers for showing pertussis baby video
Imagine if you are the parent of an eleven year old girl who decided one day to check your daughter’s Facebook account only to find a message in your daughter’s mailbox that said this: “Your mother is a fat ugly lazy piece of shit who tried to kill you,” the message read. “She is a… Read More The anti-vaccine movement’s new, dangerous lunatic fringe
Back in mid-November, I blogged about an attempt by environmentalists to change the meeting location of a New Mexico environmental panel seeking input on new waste water rules on dairy farms. The meeting was scheduled to be held in Roswell but Sierra Club wanted to have the meetings held in New Mexico’s capitol, Santa Fe.… Read More NM Mexico Supreme Court: Dairy meetings stay in Roswell
I looked more attempts to link the drilling method to birth defects and, as it turns out, there have been efforts to do so before. During February of this year a University of Colorado study was released that concluded that birth defects among mothers who lived close to natural gas wells occurred 30 percent more… Read More More on fracking and birth defects fraud
