“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News.

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“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

If only there was another proven way of doing this without the risk of serious complications of getting sick.

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    9 hours ago

    Maybe we could make a weakened form of the virus that would give you immunity without getting you sick? That way everyone could get measles without a lot of people dying.

    We could call it “a vaccine.”

    • DickFiasco@lemm.ee
      31·
      6 hours ago

      And what if this “weakened form” gives you autism? Have you thought about that?

      Edit: guess this needed a ‘\s’

      • Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
        3·
        8 hours ago

        Well gee, if that were a possibility, we could do research to see if that was the case, like multiple times, each time showing that it’s NOT THE FUCKING CASE. Autism DOES NOT result from measles vaccination.

        The MMR Vaccine and Autism https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6768751/

        Does Vaccination Increase the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9464417/ Conclusions

        According to our review, there is no link between the development of ASD and immunization. The dramatic increase in the prevalence of ASD created widespread concern. Many theories have been offered to explain the link between vaccination and the development of autism, including changes in immune system function, abnormal organic acid synthesis, mercury toxicity, the effects of gliamorphin on cerebral function, and the link between MMR and autism. However, all these theories remain theoretical, and our review finds no evidence of a link between them and the development of autism. Parents experienced vaccination reluctance following the release of the Wakefield study on the supposed MMR vaccine-autism relationship. It raises concern and challenges vaccine acceptance among parents, leading to the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases. It still raises concern in some parents; we recommend that public health officials continue to advocate and encourage vaccination. The public may require more studies to rule out the association between ASD and vaccination.