In the past few years, there has been a somewhat steady movement against vaccines. Why, you ask? It seems that some blame the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine as being a factor for autism, despite the lack of scientific evidence. "There is no link between vaccines and autism," The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on their webpage about vaccine safety. "Vaccine ingredients do not cause autism." While some consider vaccines to be nothing more than establishmentary mumbo-jumbo, they can rest assured that there is no scientific basis for the claim that vaccines cause autism. "The science is pretty indisputable. We've looked at this again and again," President Barack Obama said on an NBC News interview. "There is every reason to get
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However, I don't see how that is the case. Autism and autism spectrum disorder are characterized by impaired social and communication skills, and they have nothing to do with what kind of yeast is growing in one's intestines. This anti-vaccine movement has gone on long enough. I understand the concern, but we need to realize the kind of havoc the execution of these ideas can wreak on a child. If an adult chooses not to keep current on his or her vaccinations, it is within his or her right to do so; but a child cannot legally decide what to do, and for a human being incapable of choice in this scenario, it would be cruel and inhumane for a parent to do anything less than the best for his or her child. "From January 1 to September 18, 2015, 189 people from 24 states and the District of Columbia were reported to have measles," the CDC reported. "The majority of people who got measles were
However, I don't see how that is the case. Autism and autism spectrum disorder are characterized by impaired social and communication skills, and they have nothing to do with what kind of yeast is growing in one's intestines. This anti-vaccine movement has gone on long enough. I understand the concern, but we need to realize the kind of havoc the execution of these ideas can wreak on a child. If an adult chooses not to keep current on his or her vaccinations, it is within his or her right to do so; but a child cannot legally decide what to do, and for a human being incapable of choice in this scenario, it would be cruel and inhumane for a parent to do anything less than the best for his or her child. "From January 1 to September 18, 2015, 189 people from 24 states and the District of Columbia were reported to have measles," the CDC reported. "The majority of people who got measles were