Comments on: Can Dr. Wakefield Admit He Was Wrong?

By: Vaccines in the Media: Emotion Trumping Reason?

Vaccines in the Media: Emotion Trumping Reason? — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:57:24 +0000

[...] book tells the story of media coverage of the scare over the MMR vaccine in Britain after Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the primary author of the first paper suggesting an MMR-autism link (a paper that has since been [...]

By: A Suggestion for Dr. Wakefield

A Suggestion for Dr. Wakefield — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:04:16 +0000

[...] between the MMR vaccine and autism and who seems, in the face of evidence disputing such a link, unable to admit that he was wrong. Dr. Wakefield has been charged with misconduct that he undertook “research between 1996-8 [...]

By: Regan

Regan — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:15:57 +0000

Along the lines of the original post, on why it might be hard for anyone to admit that a possible error has been made, esp. in proportion to the strength of the original assertions.

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
Harcourt, 2007
Review by Daniele Procida on Jul 31st 2007
Volume: 11, Number: 31
http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=3761

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:11:22 +0000

My family hasn’t been healthier since the day we stopped using vaccines and started to take care of ourselves. All of the major sicknesses in our house (diagnosed influenza and chicken pox that subsequently caused Shingles) we had been vaccinated against. When will the CDC really admit the true effectiveness, or lack thereof, of vaccines?

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:17:39 +0000

Maybe we expect too much from vaccines—-

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:10:29 +0000

Julie,

Why hasn’t your daughter had the pneumonia vaccine?

Last years flu vaccine was no better then placebo. The chicken pox vaccine has increased the odds for the unvaccinated of getting shingles and is ineffective. These two vaccines only provide a false sense of security and are medically unreliable. Many vaccines are effective, others are junk.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:52:08 +0000

I have three children and all of them have been vacinated only one has autism. All o her cousins have been vacinated and none of them hae autism. We have friends that have never vacinated their children and they are always sick. My dughter has asthma and has had pnemonia three times in one year because of it. I do not believe that vaccines or mercury cause autism but even so it seems the risk of not vaccinating is greater than having them.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:51:41 +0000

Just an FYI
Where I live all licensed day-care providers are required to make sure all children have all their vaccines up to date and include the influenza vaccine as part of their licensing requirements. A simple “no thank you” will leave that parent and child sitting outside their doors.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:45:00 +0000

I have never argued that Roy Kerry wasn’t inept. I whole heartily stand behind that statement. I also agree that with Kristina that knowing why the parents choose that doctor and that treatment would shed more light on this discussion then anything else.

By: HCN

HCN — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:32:14 +0000

Kerry did not use anything but EDTA. From http://www.casewatch.org/board/med/kerry/complaint.shtml :
71. Respondent admitted to using Disodium EDTA to chelate Tariq.

72. Respondent stated to Investigator Reiser that Disodiun EDTA is the only formula of EDTA he stocks in his office.

73. Respondent admitted that CaNa2EDTA is available but that he has never used this agent.

74. Respondent admits that he used the TV push because he did not believe that Tariq would be able to remain still and tolerate the one and 1/2 hours it takes to have the IV drip complete and therefore he administered the drug via IV push.