The GOP’s dangerous ‘debate’ on vaccines and autism
The CNN moderator laid out the question for Ben Carson like a baseball on a tee, just waiting to be crushed.
“Dr. Carson, Donald Trump has publicly and repeatedly linked vaccines, childhood vaccines, to autism, which, as you know, the medical community adamantly disputes,” Jake Tapper said. “You’re a pediatric neurosurgeon. Should Mr. Trump stop saying this?”
For months, Carson has touted his medical expertise while on the campaign trail. And in the weeks since the first debate, the famed surgeon has risen in the polls as a milder-mannered, more rational alternative to Trump.
Now was his chance for a home run; a big hit as swift and incisive as any surgical operation.
Instead, Carson bunted.
“Well, let me put it this way,” he began hesitantly. “There has — there have been numerous studies, and they have not demonstrated that there is any correlation between vaccinations and autism.”
Carson’s tepid response drew immediate criticism from doctors and pediatricians across the country.
“No Ben Carson,” Baltimore pediatrician Scott Krugman wrote on Twitter. “The answer is ‘yes’ Donald Trump is wrong. Vaccines don’t cause autism. What are you talking about?”
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For instance, me.
I got it during an outbreak in the early 80s, which affected thousands of other kids too. After the outbreak, the legislature finally made the MMR shot mandatory.
There is no debate. It's like asking if unicorns have wings or not.
Much as I may wish otherwise, there are no freaking unicorns to begin with. 