Measles

I just watched CBC's wonderful "fart in the mist"-sized Wendy Mesley do a measles-oriented video piece on Autism and the MMR Vaccine. The piece was quite good (as compared to the hatchet job Marketplace did on Homeopathy). My criticism is that it was done from the context of the monopoly medico paradigm.

Let us assume that the unacknowledged war between the medicos and the monopoly dissenters is a given and is static relative to today's situation. In other words, assume that there will always be those choosing not to vaccinate their children (I'm an example). The question is: just how dangerous is measles?

Well, to those who believe in the medico monopoly and are vaccinated then there is no perceived danger. It really shouldn't be much of an issue. You are protected.

To those of us who do doubt the veracity of the medicos and avoid the vaccination then there may be danger. What is the danger of avoiding the vaccine? It is that if things continue as they are then, odds are, there will likely be one measles death in Canada within the next 300 years.* Now, to me, I'd rather avoid the vaccination (and other things).

I generally discount the verbiage of the monopoly medico construct. Their credibility is suspect. My assessment of risk differs from that of the medicos.

A supposedly debunked study on Autism and the MMR vaccine is of little relevance to the argument. What I see is poorly explained sky-rocketing illness and disease. The monopoly medicos seem only intent upon acting as apologists to unrestrained growth and development. We who choose what we think are healthier options are constantly butting heads with the apologists.

That is my position.


*10 measles cases in Canada per year. One death per 3000 measles cases.
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