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[Sun Wukong]

For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

www.nytimes.com

Imagine taking advice on living longer from a Kennedy

 

[superchuck500]

 

[DaveXA]

Too many people are absolute morons. Good grief. Our country is being run into the ground by incompetent boobs.

 

[fdl16]

These are never people who just stay put, are they?

 

[saintmdterps]

And that's .... bad?

It's not the vaccines causing autism, it's the genes. We're alos better at diagnosing autism.

But yeah, the garbage that is put in our food may be contributing as well. You, know, like how there are 2 different kinds of Cheerios (for illustration purposes); the kind that are actually good for you and are exported to Europe and other countries where quality food is important, and then there are the additive-laden US Cheerios that help make you sick and obese. And quite possibly help you up the autism spectrum.

 

[saintmdterps]

Got it.

I never used to even think about the two being connected and never thought it was. But I also, not having children -- and I'm glad this is not something I have to worry about now -- I didn't realize how many more vaccinations there are for kids these days. And we're supposed to be "healthier" but autism never used to be the problem it is now.

Obesity never used to be the problem it is now. So when are we going to start getting healthier? This thread is obvs measles and diet doesn't tie into that; but I believe more and more that the engineering of our food over the last 50 years -- which is probably RFK's overarching focus but we like to get lost in the weeds -- and we keep getting sold a bill of goods about it. And I can't do my own research; but, at this point, who and what am I supposed to trust in "healthcare"?

But now you can only be two things: a complete believer or a complete denyer. Medicine is nuanced, not black and white. And what I've learned about nutrition and after COVID, I got way more questions than I ever had and with no very clear answers on what DOES cause autism, that's what fuels my skepticism.

You are never supposed to trust the healthcare system. It's sole purpose is to separate you from your money and make or keep you sick. However, you MAY trust individual providers but please do your own due diligence to establish your level of trust.

 

[Optimus Prime]

A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two, according to current and former federal health officials.


The Department of Health and Human Services has hired David Geier to conduct the analysis, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked.


David Geier was disciplined by Maryland regulators more than a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license. He is listed as a data analyst in the HHS employee directory.

Public health and autism experts fear that choosing a researcher who has promoted false claims will produce a flawed study with far-reaching consequences.

They fear it will undermine the importance of the lifesaving inoculations and further damage trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The government’s premier public health agency has stressed vaccination as the safest and most effective measure to control the spread of some contagious diseases, including the growing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.

“It seems the goal of this administration is to prove that vaccines cause autism, even though they don’t,” said Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds autism research. “They are starting with the conclusion and looking to prove it. That’s not how science is done.”…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/25/vaccine-skeptic-hhs-rfk-immunization-autism/

 

[DaveXA]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/25/vaccine-skeptic-hhs-rfk-immunization-autism/

This should go well, lmao.

 

[SystemShock]

ore vaccinations there are for kids these days. And we're supposed to be "healthier" but autism never used to be the problem it is now.

Autism is not a "problem". 30 years ago no one knew what autism was. It took Dan Marino's son to be diagnosed, and Dan Marino starting the Dan Marino Foundation to make autism mainstream. Before, people with autism were thought as "quirky", weird, retards... but now the condition is much better researched.

 

[saintmdterps]

This should go well, lmao.

SMMFH...

 

[saintmdterps]

Autism is not a "problem". 30 years ago no one knew what autism was. It took Dan Marino's son to be diagnosed, and Dan Marino starting the Dan Marino Foundation to make autism mainstream. Before, people with autism were thought as "quirky", weird, retards... but now the condition is much better researched.

Just to reiterate, Autism is likes derived from genes, not vaccines, but pappy don't want to hear it's from him. The garbage in our food does not help.

 

[Madmarsha]

Autism is not a "problem". 30 years ago no one knew what autism was. It took Dan Marino's son to be diagnosed, and Dan Marino starting the Dan Marino Foundation to make autism mainstream. Before, people with autism were thought as "quirky", weird, retards... but now the condition is much better researched.

I am unclear why you don't have me on ignore.

 

[Sailorsaint]

A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two, according to current and former federal health officials.


The Department of Health and Human Services has hired David Geier to conduct the analysis, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked.


David Geier was disciplined by Maryland regulators more than a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license. He is listed as a data analyst in the HHS employee directory.

Public health and autism experts fear that choosing a researcher who has promoted false claims will produce a flawed study with far-reaching consequences.

They fear it will undermine the importance of the lifesaving inoculations and further damage trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The government’s premier public health agency has stressed vaccination as the safest and most effective measure to control the spread of some contagious diseases, including the growing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.

“It seems the goal of this administration is to prove that vaccines cause autism, even though they don’t,” said Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds autism research. “They are starting with the conclusion and looking to prove it. That’s not how science is done.”…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/25/vaccine-skeptic-hhs-rfk-immunization-autism/

In other news....the Forrestry Service is hiring a serial arsonist to guard a national park against fires and the Cancer Society is going to have the CEO of RJ Reynolds conduct further research on the health benefits of smoking.

 

[efil4stnias]

It's not the vaccines causing autism, it's the genes. We're alos better at diagnosing autism.

But yeah, the garbage that is put in our food may be contributing as well. You, know, like how there are 2 different kinds of Cheerios (for illustration purposes); the kind that are actually good for you and are exported to Europe and other countries where quality food is important, and then there are the additive-laden US Cheerios that help make you sick and obese. And quite possibly help you up the autism spectrum.

To your point- took kids to Europe for first time in 2022.

Soon as we got off plane one wanted Dr Pepper, other a Coke. So hit up a small store in airport.

They both took cap off and took swig. At same time, both looked at the bottle then us and were like " i think this is bad- doesnt taste right"

Well yes kids. See High Fructose Corn Syrup is BANNED in Switzerland ( and other EU countries ) so look at label- its pure sugar. ( usually cane or beet sugar )

they actually liked it better after 2-3 days vs domestic.