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Anti-vaccination movement probably contributing to re-emergence of disease

The response I heard is that improved sanitation, access to clean food and water, and other hygiene related innovations were the culprits. Which is ironic, since those who bitch about vaccines tend to be the same people who complain about fluoride toothpaste, anti-bacterial soap, and other obviously useful innovations.

Fluoride is not relevant to public sanitation. Sewage treatment and air quality post coal-based industrialization are what they're referring to.
 
Okay, what was the comparison of opinion to 'the combined knowledge of the medical and scientific community?'

The opinion expressed about vaccinations being a joke due to their development in diseased African monkeys? I don't understand your question.
 
Fluoride is not relevant to public sanitation. Sewage treatment and air quality post coal-based industrialization are what they're referring to.

I never said fluoride was relevant to public sanitation. I said it was relevant to toothpaste. However, I'd love to hear the relevance of that fact of their use in coal-based industrialization.
 
Okay, what was the comparison of opinion to 'the combined knowledge of the medical and scientific community?'

Here are some related articles----

Here's a statement on fluoride put out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
https://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/02/22/epa-reverses-fluoride/

'Half of UK Physicians Refuse to Take H1N1 Vaccination'
https://www.lewrockwell.com/spl/doctors-refuse-flu-shots.html

Ex-vaccine worker (bio-chemist)
https://www.alternative-doctor.com/vaccination/rappaport.htm
 
@Siromar -- You said: The response I heard is that improved sanitation, access to clean food and water, and other hygiene related innovations were the culprits [credited to improved public health]. Which is ironic, since those who bitch about vaccines tend to be the same people who complain about fluoride toothpaste, anti-bacterial soap, and other obviously useful innovations.

I said: Fluoride is not relevant to public sanitation...

You were saying that people who tend to 'bitch' about fluoride toothpaste, etc. are the same people who credit sanitation, access to clean food and water, and other hygiene related innovations . I'm saying fluoride is irrelevant to public sanitation. So it wouldn't be ironic for people to complain about about excessive fluoride (primarily in drinking water and other beverages, btw), and still believe in the health value of sanitation. But what you said just fits with the other obtuse, derisive and misinformed statements....
 
Also, that article says there is a significant increase in cases of whooping cough compared to just one year ago in the state of Washington. Then the author says that the "anti-vax" movement is strong in Washington, as a certain number of parents don't want to vaccinate their children.....

So, is the author making some leap to say that there is a causal relationship here? Are children who weren't vaccinated in the last year or two the ones who have come down with whooping cough? The author presents no meaningful connection from the data that kids who weren't vaccinated in the last year account for the new cases of whooping cough.

Edit: And what's special about Washington in the past year? What about the people who don't get vaccinated in other states?

Separately, what are the radiation levels in the Pacific Northwest during the past year since the Fukushima reactors have been releasing over 100x the 'safe' levels of radiation into the jet stream that flows into the state of Washington.

Maybe there are some other causal factors at work here.
 
Here are some related articles----

Here's a statement on fluoride put out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
https://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/02/22/epa-reverses-fluoride/

'Half of UK Physicians Refuse to Take H1N1 Vaccination'
https://www.lewrockwell.com/spl/doctors-refuse-flu-shots.html

Ex-vaccine worker (bio-chemist)
https://www.alternative-doctor.com/vaccination/rappaport.htm

You insist on making this about fluoridated water. That is something that has not been mentioned in this thread. My only mention of fluoride was in the phrase "fluoride toothpaste". You picked separate parts of the sentence and combined them together to make it an argument you know how to respond to. I used fluoride toothpaste as an example personal hygiene innovations, which was also part of the sentence. Just because you're used to apologetics for justifying your irrational beliefs does not mean they work when the author you're interpreting is available to respond.

The second link is about a specific vaccine that was developed in a rush in response to a possible epidemic. The doctors specified that this vaccine had not been tested well enough to justify the risk. Specially given the mildness of the disease.

The third, and by far the most hilarious, "proof" is your third link. An anonymous "vaccine developer" who's talking about the vaccination conspiracy on a magic website. Nice! I can't for your next series of links. An astrologist communicating with the spirit of an immunologist, perhaps? I don't know. Surprise me.

As far as actual evidence for immunization:

https://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/
https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/Documents/vaccinestudies.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17471032
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...ionid=3B08648D3E21F9243EA3C26DD585D1D9.d03t03
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16989271

The second document contains troves of links to other research than spans the entire field.
 

So?
Well sweet!
If you like throwing man-made chemicals on your teeth, and slamming it down you and your kids throats through the water supply..... then by all means ;-)

Oh yeah, and Mr. Media Relations on your last post can say whatever he wants.
Hitler described these exact methods of mind control in the books he wrote.
So I suppose you can believe some historical geek that thinks his **** don't stink, or I suppose you can believe the guy that actually did it.

Like I said..... by all means.
 
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