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In reply to the discussion: Vermont House Votes To Remove Philosophical Vaccine Exemption [View all]Response to brooklynite (Reply #28)
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Vermont House Votes To Remove Philosophical Vaccine Exemption [View all]
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
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Testimony by RFK, Jr. before the Vermont House Health Care Committee on May 5, 2015
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#1
Read the first sentence and the article. RFK Jr. is pro-vaccine, anti-mercury.
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2015
#3
And I'm sure David Duke has black friends. Irrelevant to the fact that RFK Jr
geek tragedy
May 2015
#8
then why is he agitating like Thiomersal hasn't been removed from most vaccines?
CreekDog
May 2015
#23
There is no thimerosal in vaccines. What do you and RFK, Jr. not understand about that?
randome
May 2015
#16
Sorry, wrong. Read this again, carefully, including Senior CDC Scientist Dr. WW Thompson's warning.
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#18
No, look it up by state. It's a requirement in CT, NJ, RI, NYC for daycare, preschool.
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#26
How about a properly functioning FDA and CDC rather than this "buyer beware" situation?
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#29
I'm in the weeds here, but so are you. Definition of "trace amount" differs by agency FDA, CDC, EPA?
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#19
Are you sure? A new case is diagnosed every 11 minutes in the US; 130 children are diagnosed per day
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#21
That's misleading and reads like an advertisement for the industry and the status quo. Reply >6/2.
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#25
And this study brackets the period when thimerosal was removed from childhood vaccines.
longship
May 2015
#36
Good. The anti-science nutjobs who endanger everyone else's children can go straight to hell.
geek tragedy
May 2015
#7
Such exemption should have been designated not 'philosophical', but 'precautionary'.
Joe Chi Minh
May 2015
#10
'arty farty' is a demotic expression I expect you recoil from, as it's a bit vulgar.
Joe Chi Minh
May 2015
#43
I strongly support informed consent and parental choice. Don't you? (nt)
proverbialwisdom
May 2015
#37