Eloy
Gold Member
I read in THE TIMES of yesterday that "Mr Trump has said that he believes there is a link between vaccination and autism." (page17) He tweeted that there are many cases of healthy children going to a doctor only to be pumped full of vaccines and then becomes autistic. He reaffirmed this view during one of the Republican debates on TV.
As with many opinions of Donald Trump, he provided no proof that vaccination causes autism. His opinion in this matter stems from a former English doctor, Andrew Wakefield, who first peddled the notion of a link between childhood immunization and autism and was later struck-off the medical register for falsifying research.
The link is now completely discredited in Britain but many Americans believe everything Trump says, So, it must be feared that the mothers who voted for Trump will forego the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) shot, thereby exposing their children to preventable disease.
Last year there were outbreaks of measles in 16 states, reported THE TIMES, all of which allowed mothers to opt-out of the vaccine program. Now, unfortunately, mothers like them have a friend in the White House.
As with many opinions of Donald Trump, he provided no proof that vaccination causes autism. His opinion in this matter stems from a former English doctor, Andrew Wakefield, who first peddled the notion of a link between childhood immunization and autism and was later struck-off the medical register for falsifying research.
The link is now completely discredited in Britain but many Americans believe everything Trump says, So, it must be feared that the mothers who voted for Trump will forego the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) shot, thereby exposing their children to preventable disease.
Last year there were outbreaks of measles in 16 states, reported THE TIMES, all of which allowed mothers to opt-out of the vaccine program. Now, unfortunately, mothers like them have a friend in the White House.