Rand Paul thinks vaccines cause mental illness


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On 2/4/2015 at 3:03 PM, william.scherk said:
On 2/4/2015 at 9:43 AM, Michael Stuart Kelly said:

I have a theory about why this is such a hot-button issue.

Every parent's nightmare is to harm their kids, either directly or through negligence.

I think this is a key issue about which the controversies circle.

I also think this nightmarish scenario of causing harm is also front and centre in the minds of the medical professionals who have newborns, infants and children in their practice. What kind of doctor would want to cause harm to a child in his care? What kind of medical practice does not have 'primum non nocere' uppermost as a standard?

(I can't speak as a parent or medical professional, but can empathize with both parties when the subject of vaccinations is introduced.)

-- I was searching for a topic thread that might suit this item I came across on Twitter:

Yes, You Can Catch Insanity

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But as Isak’s illness dragged into its fourth year, they reconsidered the possibility. The year before the epic meltdowns began, his older brother had four strep infections; perhaps it was more than coincidence. In September 2013, three and a half years after his first tics appeared, a pediatric infectious-disease specialist in Boston put Isak on azithromycin, a common antibiotic used to treat food poisoning, severe ear infections, and particularly persistent cases of strep throat.

The results were dramatic. Isak’s crippling fear vanished within days. Then he stopped grunting. Less than a week after starting his son on the antibiotic, Adam McCune saw Isak smile for the first time in nearly four years. After a few weeks, the tantrums that had held the family hostage for years faded away.

Today, Adam McCune, a writer, likens the experience to welcoming his son back from captivity. “It’s like he was a POW for four years, and returned out of the blue one day,” he says. “To have my son back within a week was incredible.”

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