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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday March 15 2016, @10:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the toxic-news dept.

From the (boneheaded) editor: My apologies. I pooched this one in a way that is exceptional, even for me. I humbly beg your forgiveness. The line for torches is on the left, and pitchforks is on the right. Please, move on to the next story and don't waste any further time on this one.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by bradley13 on Tuesday March 15 2016, @05:09PM

    by bradley13 (3053) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 15 2016, @05:09PM (#318606) Homepage Journal

    Yes, just like there is "another side" to seatbelts. Once in a great while, someone is trapped in a burning car, because they cannot release their seatbelt. Or wearing a helmet during dangerous sports - once in a weird while, I'm sure you can blame the helmet itself for an injury.

    This is not a sensible argument against seatbelts, or helmets, or vaccinations.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by HiThere on Tuesday March 15 2016, @07:34PM

    by HiThere (866) on Tuesday March 15 2016, @07:34PM (#318696) Journal

    It's not a sensible argument against vaccinations, but it is, if honestly presented, a valid "other side". Few things are either all positive or all negative.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 16 2016, @01:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 16 2016, @01:04AM (#318839)

      Finally a sane, non-extreme comment.

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday March 16 2016, @12:44PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Wednesday March 16 2016, @12:44PM (#318992)

    Let me lead with "and I still think vaccines are a generally good thing", but take a shot at your seatbelts and helmet analogies: seatbelts and helmets first do no harm, and then increase your odds of a good outcome in the event of a (rare) accident. Administering a vaccine is more like running a crash-test on your child, and usually coming out with a good result that makes them safer in the future.

    I do have a problem with physicians who ignore the Hippocratic oath, and lots of them do when "science" predicts better outcomes down the road.

    "Science" is generally good, but when differential reimbursement is thrown into the decision tree - I do personally know more than one licensed physician who errs on the side of getting paid.

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