Then there's the idea of "too many, too soon," which came up during the Q&A, although not explicitly called that. It's a favorite trope of antivaxers, who try to claim that vaccines overwhelm the baby's immune system and cause autism. They don't. 14/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2013/04/01/the-death-of-too-many-too-soon-not-a-moment-too-soon/ …
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Basically, the gross exaggeration of the risks of vaccines and denial or downplaying of their benefits produces a false picture. That false picture then distorts the "informed consent" process, turning into "misinformed consent." 25/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2010/11/05/how-should-we-respond-to-the-anti-vaccin/ …
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That's how antivaxers work. That's how
@MI4VaxChoice works: To use the euphemism of "vaccine choice" to hide an agenda of legitimizing in the public mind the grosses lies about vaccines and the dangers antivaxers claim for them. 26/Show this thread -
I don't throw around the term "antivaccine" lightly. I have a very definite sense of what it means. 27/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2010/11/01/what-does-it-mean-to-be-anti-vaccine/ …
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Basically three out of four of your guests were clearly very antivaccine. You and
@Vote_Jeff_Noble, I haven't decided about yet, but I am absolutely sure that you're both pandering to antivaxers and that Rep. Noble's bill, if passed, would be a disaster for public health. 28/28Show this thread
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