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You'd be a damn fool not to immunize your child.
There is NO PROOF that vaccinating your child causes autism. Studies have shown that there is a positive correlation between the number of children being immunized and the number of children being diagnosed with autism, but I hope to God that we, the educated and enlightened population of the TFP, all know that Correlation != Causation.
The rise Autism diagnoses is largely attributed to the fact that the guidelines for diagnosing Autism have changed over the past several years. Whereas a person may have just been considered to be mentally retarded or "slow" in the past, they may now be diagnosed with autism. That doesn't mean we have more autistic people now than in the past, just that the system for diagnosing and "labeling" them is different now. Saying "immunizations cause autism" is like saying "more people ate sour patch kids last year than ever before, and there was also a rise in malignant melanoma... so sour patch kids must cause cancer!!" WTF?
If you're not convinced by now let me tell you a story of recent events here in Michigan. There was an outbreak of half a dozen cases of Measles at several local elementary schools. The children became very ill and several had to be hospitalized. EVERY SINGLE INFECTED CHILD HAD NOT BEEN IMMUNIZED AGAINST THE DISEASE. Not a single child who had been vaccinated against Measles fell ill.
Finally, just go and google Polio, Tetanus, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diptheria, Pertussis, etc. Why would you ever, EVER unnecessarily expose your child to these horrible diseases!?
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