Vaccinations

So, I know that there are people out there that have concerns when it comes to vaccinations. Some of them, I believe, are because of irresponsible research, that is then unfortunately passed on to a segment of the public that for good or bad, has their concerns about groups like the FDA. The other problem is that the dangers bandied about in these discussions carry serious repercussions, i.e. autism.

I was happy to see this article in the news. It didn't just say, man those people with concerns are crazy, a knee jerk reaction by those who believe vaccines to be perfectly safe (for the record, I think vaccines are perfectly safe, and a vital component of our society's health). This, instead, is a scientific study, with so many big names attached that the reactions were as follows:

Dr. Neal Halsey, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Children's Center who specializes in infectious diseases, told CNN, "They have shown the Wakefield study was incorrect." The new study shows "there's no temporal relationship between the vaccines and the gastrointestinal disorders and autism."

Dr. William Schaffner, vaccine expert and chairman of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, called the study results "conclusive."

Its not that I believe that anything that the FDA approves is automatically good. However, I find it highly dangerous to take the opposite stance, especially with no good evidence other than suspicion.