The GOP’s dangerous ‘debate’ on vaccines and autism

Source: The Washington Post

Experts Call Republican Candidates' Vaccine Claims 'False' and 'Dangerous'

Sep 17 2015

Controversial statements about vaccines by Republican presidential frontrunners Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson have angered medical groups and experts who are calling the statements "false" and "dangerous." During the GOP candidates' debate Wednesday night, Trump reiterated statements he had previously made, associating autism with vaccines, despite the fact that medical studies have widely shown there is no proven link between the two.

Source: ABC News

Ben Carson Doesn't Get It: All Our Vaccines Prevent Death

Sep 17 2015

Source: Forbes

Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination

Source: The New York Times

Politics and the Art of Made-Up Science

Sep 17 2015

America's leaders and scientific facts don't often get along

Source: TIME

The origins of Donald Trump’s autism/vaccine theory and how it was completely debunked eons ago

Source: The Washington Post

Health group calls Trump statements on vaccine 'dangerous'

Health groups rushed to counter statements from Wednesday's GOP debate that linked vaccines to autism. In the debate, real estate magnate Donald Trump told a story linking vaccination to autism. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and ophthalmologist, suggested that it would be safer to spread out recommended vaccines, rather than give babies and toddlers several vaccines at one visit, a practice that aims to prevent children from missing key shots.

Source: USA Today

5 Things to Know About Vaccines

Vaccines were among the hot-button topics raised at Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate. Donald Trump reiterated his belief that vaccines may be linked to autism. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson voiced support for giving fewer vaccines at a time and spacing them apart. And Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is a physician, said people should have the right to spread out vaccines “even though science says bunching them up isn’t a problem.” Here are five things to know about vaccines.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Colorado's vaccination numbers are out, and they're low

Sep 17 2015

Colorado has a long history with opposing vaccination, and that trend is continuing, according to state and national data. "Our current exemption rate was 5.4 percent. The national average is 1 to 2 percent," Dr. Rachel Herlihy of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said.

Source: The Denver Channel

Idaho has Highest Opt-Out Rate for Immunizations

Sep 15 2015

Health officials are working to make immunizations more accessible, but Idaho still has the highest exemption rate nationwide. About 6.5 percent of Idaho kindergartners opted out last school year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in August. But in south-central Idaho, some school officials say the number of exemptions is dropping because of better awareness and availability of vaccination clinics.

Source: Magic Valley Times-News