Vaccines and medical conspiracies

[einhander]

I think having people think critically and forcing those "in-the-know" to explain and elaborate the information they possess allowing more people to learn is a great benefit of people questioning and/or doubting.

Good point.

What would work better: scare campaign or medical studies?

[Farbin Kaiber]

Just as I'm sure a full 20% accepts everything they are told at face value without a second thought or question.

I think having people think critically and forcing those "in-the-know" to explain and elaborate the information they possess allowing more people to learn is a great benefit of people questioning and/or doubting.

[einhander]

...a University of Chicago survey published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that half of Americans believe in medical conspiracy theories. A full 20% believe the government and the medical world are pushing vaccinations on children that cause autism.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opini...#ixzz2wv08Umd6

Not sure where this fear of vaccines comes from, but it's sad how a group of weird hippies afraid of ear infections can affect the health of the general population.