Listen "29: Anti-Vax or Anti-Facts?"
Episode Synopsis
Do vaccines cause autism? That’s just one of the questions we’re debating this week. We get into the scientific roots of the Antivax movement, and figure out whether it’s really that dangerous to choose to leave a child unvaccinated.
Whether you believe in vaccinations or not, there’s something for you in this episode. Have a listen, and hopefully you’ll learn something about both sides of this debate.
References and (a lot of) Further Reading
https://youtu.be/5F_yj1T8Qu8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/russian-trolls-spread-vaccine-misinformation-on-twitter
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-concludes
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/damning-verdict-on-doctor-who-linked-mmr-with-autism-1882547.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-andrew-wakefield-2015-2?r=US&IR=T
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-finds/
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/mmr-vaccine-does-not-cause-autism/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-thimerosal-color-office.pdf
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/mmr-vaccine-does-not-cause-autism/
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-finds/
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021134
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-concludes
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-thimerosal-color-office.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528717/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=vaccines+dangerous
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24814559
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28806013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753348
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139653
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28774498
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26240325
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
http://www.scirp.org/(S(i43dyn45teexjx455qlt3d2q))/reference/ReferencesPapers.aspx?ReferenceID=124952
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Bednarczyk/publication/329322472_Development_of_a_US_trust_measure_to_assess_and_monitor_parental_confidence_in_the_vaccine_system/links/5c59ad5c45851582c3cff694/Development-of-a-US-trust-measure-to-assess-and-monitor-parental-confidence-in-the-vaccine-system.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836621/
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-Fact-Sheet
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22801435/
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Whether you believe in vaccinations or not, there’s something for you in this episode. Have a listen, and hopefully you’ll learn something about both sides of this debate.
References and (a lot of) Further Reading
https://youtu.be/5F_yj1T8Qu8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/russian-trolls-spread-vaccine-misinformation-on-twitter
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-concludes
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/damning-verdict-on-doctor-who-linked-mmr-with-autism-1882547.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-andrew-wakefield-2015-2?r=US&IR=T
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-finds/
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/mmr-vaccine-does-not-cause-autism/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-thimerosal-color-office.pdf
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/mmr-vaccine-does-not-cause-autism/
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-finds/
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021134
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-concludes
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-thimerosal-color-office.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528717/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=vaccines+dangerous
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24814559
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28806013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753348
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139653
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28774498
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26240325
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
http://www.scirp.org/(S(i43dyn45teexjx455qlt3d2q))/reference/ReferencesPapers.aspx?ReferenceID=124952
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Bednarczyk/publication/329322472_Development_of_a_US_trust_measure_to_assess_and_monitor_parental_confidence_in_the_vaccine_system/links/5c59ad5c45851582c3cff694/Development-of-a-US-trust-measure-to-assess-and-monitor-parental-confidence-in-the-vaccine-system.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836621/
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-Fact-Sheet
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22801435/
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