Trump just met with RFK Jr. to discuss vaccines...

[SidDithers]

Last edited Tue Jan 10, 2017, 03:09 PM - Edit history (1)

https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/818847639487844353?lang=en

Christina Wilkie is the HuffPost reporter covering Trump.
I'll add HuffPost link when it's available.
ETA: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-vaccines-autism_us_58750d8ce4b02b5f858b3810






Sid

[LeftishBrit]

1. THAT is one of the scarier things I've heard

Not only because it risks bringing back another wonderful thing from the past - good old infectious diseases! - but because it may widen The Unspeakable's net of collaborators.

[hatrack]

2. (Sound Of Head Slamming Into Desk)

There's no bottom to the barrel of shit this country jumped into.

[mopinko]

14. sure there is. it's

in china.

[FarCenter]

3. Kennedys -- proof that two generations of marrying women for their looks is a bad idea.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Oh ffs.

[etherealtruth]

5. Of course he did

[Arkansas Granny]

6. Not too surprising. He's made anti vaxxer statements before.

Welcome back polio, mumps, measles, whooping cough. . . .

[hatrack]

7. Oh, they were doing fine already - now a boost from the Witch Doctor In Chief

Freaking great.

[brush]

8. Yeah, he's known for this.

trump seems to welcome all the crazies.

Measles, mumps, chicken pox here we come.

[PearliePoo2]

9. DJT tells a story about a beautiful child that 'had problems' after vaccinations.

I would bet the farm that child's name is Barron. (when has he EVER cared about anyone's problems except his own?)

[Arkansas Granny]

10. You might be on to something.

[kimbutgar]

11. I agree

I used to be kind of an anti vaxer because of my autistic son. Now I did my research and think vaccinations should be required just more staggered now other than 3-5 in the first 3 months of an infant. . But obviously there is something there that might have to do with Baron, he reminds me of some high functioning austistic kids I have taught.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I hesitate to attempt a long distance diagnosis of Barron, but I don't think I've seen a picture

of the child when he was smiling. Maybe he's just very shy. The media attention at his public appearances would unsettle many adults.

As far as vaccines, I've been surprised at how many more are required today than when my own kids were young. I would likely discuss a more staggered schedule with my pediatrician. However, the research I have done doesn't suggest any link between vaccines and autism.

[lostnfound]

33. Would YOU smile if Twitler was YOUR dad??

I think Barron is a beautiful kid and i hope he overcomes his unfortunate paternal influences.

[yeoman6987]

26. I'd like to see him at 3 in the afternoon and not 3 in the morning before passing judgement

[PearliePoo2]

15. It could be Donald, that the problem is YOU. Your 60 year old sperm, that is.

Maybe Mother Nature says it's risky making babies at 60?

Are Older Men’s Sperm Really Any Worse?
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-older-mens-sperm-really-any-worse/
snip
"Worries about aging sperm — or, more accurately, sperm from aging men — are the same as the concerns about aging eggs: decrease in fertility, and increase in genetic problems and psychiatric and behavior disorders among offspring. The primary issues in the latter category are autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The authors of a 2011 review article in Molecular Psychiatry combined a number of studies comparing children of older and younger fathers (this is called a “meta-analysis”). They concluded that relative to children born to 20- to 29-years-old fathers, those with fathers aged 30 to 39 were 1.2 times more likely to have autism; those with fathers aged 40 to 49 were 1.8 times more likely; and those with fathers over 50 were 2.5 times more likely. The studies used in the meta-analysis were all pretty consistent. They did not all find the same size effect, but virtually all pointed to increased risk of autism with increased paternal age.

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Of course, it's not his 60-year-old sperm at the time.

[PearliePoo2]

16. Yes, although he has a beautiful, perfect body. He is a 'studly' specimen, just ask him!

Nothing imperfect could possibly come from his loins. Oops, 'scuse me for a sec (Donald's loins) ...

[Hekate]

31. Red Don is presently 70 y.o. So if Barron is now 10...

Anyway, I used to think the kid was just up past his bedtime, but with Melania's extremely protective behavior, and all the other odd stuff about the family... It's a sick family system from Dad on down. Who the hell knows.

[Generator]

20. Oh wow the autism rumor huh?

Maybe.

[loyalsister]

29. Yay

More ableism from him and the people who are inclined to speculate about it.

[longship]

17. RFK Jr. is a fucking anti-VAX idiot. nt

[herding cats]

18. I guess Andrew Wakefield's esteemed nuttiness wasn't enough?

He needed a second opinion to reinforce his anti-vac beliefs?

We are so fucked as a nation.

[Generator]

19. And isn't he married to that gal from Larry David's show

Who is BIG on environmental issues and climate change? It's like Trump bringing a job to 500 people meanwhile outlawing free speech and making the country safe for neo-Nazi's. Just because there is one thing you like about this monster, he is still a monster that can destroy everything else. Disgusting. AND anti-vax fits with the conspiracy thing and will just kill more kids.

[ismnotwasm]

21. I fucking hate anti-vaxxers

Especially this year. It's mass mononia, yes, but people are dying--that that's still not good enough for the sanctimonious pukings of the "leaders" of this bullshit. Trump fits right in with the rest of them.

I'm a bedside nurse. I work in transplant. The means when someone is told there is no hope after multi-organ failure and or rejection d/t what started out as the flu caught from their kids--I get to be there.

Thank GOD I don't work in pediatrics as the Mumps are roaring back in fashion. I couldn't deal with that level of irresponsible bullshit.

[SidDithers]

22. "I fucking hate anti-vaxxers"...

You and me both.



Sid

[ismnotwasm]

24. Yeah buddy!

[octoberlib]

23. Here's the link

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-vaccines-autism_us_58750d8ce4b02b5f858b3810

[SidDithers]

25. Thanks...

Adding it to the OP.



Sid

[Starry Messenger]

27. Puke.

[octoberlib]

28. Oh , Jesus

?@danmericaCNN Dan Merica
RFK Jr. told reporters after the meeting that Trump asked him to chair "a commission on vaccination safety and scientific integrity."

https://twitter.com/danmericaCNN/status/818898858818334720



Dave Weigel ?@daveweigel 13m13 minutes ago
Other commission members: Jenny McCarthy, Andrew Wakefield, a YouTube comment section.

[SidDithers]

30. Can't wait for Orac to blog about this at ScienceBlogs...

This commission needs Paul Offit on it.

Sid

[octoberlib]

34. Definitely!

A bipartisan commission will never happen under Trump , though. He knows more than any scientist!

[Hekate]

32. Oh no

[octoberlib]

35. RFK Jr. and scientific integrity don't belong in the same sentence.