SOCI 150gm Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Raw Milk, Pasteurization, Claude Steele
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Jenny mccarthy was going to join barbara walters, broadcast pioneer, as a co-host on. Associated with the anti-vaccine movement in the us. Threatened amanda peet, actress for childhood vaccinations, with angry mob. No evidence that vaccines cause autism but people were convinced anyways due to fear. Mccarthy jumped on the bandwagon, stating autism rates have risen with the increased use of vaccines. Understandable, since signs of autism would be noticed around the time when children would have many vaccinations: confusion on parents part; correlation is not causation, ex. Rise of sales of organic food has mirrored the growth in autism rates. Mccarthy claims her son became autistic because of vaccines: says her son was cured with a gluten-free diet and chelation therapy, despite the lack of verified scientific evidence on whether can cure autism. There are some risks to vaccines, despite the risks being small: benefits majorly out weight the risks.
