Donald Trump continues to talk about vaccines and autism…
And he continues to prove that he doesn’t know anything about either vaccines or autism and that his anti-vaccine rhetoric will just continue to hurt our kids.
Donald Trump Should Not Be Talking About Vaccines and Autism
Why?
His plan for separate shots won’t lead to fewer kids getting autism but will help to scare parents and:
drive down vaccination rates and make outbreaks worse
lead parents to try dangerous and unproven autism cures
And again, it won’t lead to fewer kids getting autism because vaccines are not associated with autism!
If they were, Laredo, Texas would not have far lower rates of autism than San Diego, California.
If they were, autism rates in France would not be so low.
If they were, autism rates in Poland would not be so low.
If they were, there wouldn’t be so many adults with autism, as they got fewer vaccines and did often get separate shots.
If they were, autism rates in Malaysia would not have increased 700% without any big changes to their immunization schedule.
If they were, autism rates in Norway would not be higher than other Nordic countries.
If they were, there wouldn’t be so many studies that show vaccines are not associated with autism.
If they were, we would not see unvaccinated kids who are autistic.
Obviously!
Then again, preventing Autism would technically be a bad thing for Trump, since his most dedicated cult members are part of the Q-anon Cult, and they call themselves autists. Odd.