Ben Carson Doesn't Get It: All Our Vaccines Prevent Death

[HuckleB]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2015/09/17/two-doctors-running-for-president-dont-understand-medicines-most-important-advance/

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What I found far more disturbing were the contributions of the only two people on stage for last night’s CNN Republican debate who actually have medical licenses (as opposed to the one man who thinks he does). Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon, and Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist, weighed in on vaccines when the moderator asked Carson whether Trump should stop beating his autism-vaccines drum. (Yes, he should.)

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“Vaccines are very important, certain ones — the ones that would prevent death or crippling,” he said. “There are others, a multitude of vaccines that don’t fit in that category, and there should be some discretion in those cases.”

The problem is, our country doesn’t make or recommend vaccines that aren’t important, that don’t prevent death. So, I have a question for Dr. Carson. Below are the vaccines recommended through age 18. I’d like to know which one of these we should “use discretion” with. Which ones are not important enough to administer?

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But Carson’s pandering response was worse: “But it is true that we are probably giving way too many in too short a period of time, and a lot of pediatricians now recognize that and, I think, are cutting down on the number and the proximity in which those are done.” Again, the CDC schedule is calibrated to give children the most protection from the most diseases as early and safely as possible. And that second part? That’s flat out false.

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These are the leading GOP candidates? Really? I mean, I know their social and economic policies are absolutely ludicrous, wrongheaded, and harmful to everyone. But they can't even get something simple like vaccines right?

[underpants]

1. He's playing both sides

And doing it poorly

[HuckleB]

3. Anti-vaxers are insidious, but they are clearly not going to carry a vote in either party.

It makes no sense. This can only be evidence that these people really are morons.

[underpants]

5. He's appeasing the anti-Gubment types

Ant-vaxxers are one issue voters, the Jade Helm/ Cliven Bundy supporters are important in the GOP. He's worried about pissing them off but let's face it - they aren't going to vote for him anyway.

[HuckleB]

8. Indeed. -eom-

[spanone]

2. ...and he's a doctor?

[HuckleB]

4. Was. He has also shilled for a scam alt-med company for years.

http://wonkette.com/572033/ben-carson-shilled-scam-aids-and-cancer-cures-for-10-years-will-be-your-next-president-obvs

[YoungDemCA]

7. Well Rand Paul is a certified eye surgeon

Certified by Rand Paul, IIRC.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. Don't they technically just delay death?

[Shrek]

9. I was thinking the same thing

Nothing prevents death.

[HuckleB]

10. I stand corrected.

[Reter]

11. He didn't say anything that bad

He stressed support for the important ones and denied any link to autism. He's not an anti-vaxxer.

[HuckleB]

12. "The important ones."

Perhaps you should read the article linked to the OP before responding.

PS:

Too Many Too Soon: The Anti-Vaccine Fallacy
http://academicearth.org/electives/too-many-too-soon/

[pangaia]

13. god may have given dr ben gifted hands,

but he sure forgot a brain.

[SwankyXomb]

14. How Ben operates

[HuckleB]

15. +1