Christie clarifies comments on measles vaccine, calls for ‘balance’

Started by garbon, February 02, 2015, 11:16:30 AM

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Sheilbh

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on February 04, 2015, 01:33:22 AM
Oregon isn't just Portlandia hipsters; there's a lot of backcountry.
That map doesn't tell you much absent a finer breakdown.
Sure but 85% of Portland kindergartens have at least non-medical exemptions. The schools with the highest rates of non-medical exemptions (over a third) are predominately in Eugene or Portland.

I've not seen anything to suggest this is primarily a backcountry or a fundie issue (except for the odd megachurch that preaches against vaccines) as opposed to one predominately among the bobos. That could change, of course.
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garbon

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garbon

It does look like it was coined by an American but I've only ever heard it used by Euros. -_-
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Jacob

Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2015, 09:35:51 AM
It does look like it was coined by an American but I've only ever heard it used by Euros. -_-

First time I heard it was from Capetan Mihali IIRC.

garbon

Our admittedly poor search function revealed Duque as the poster who most frequently uses the term.
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Capetan Mihali

Quote from: Jacob on February 04, 2015, 11:02:05 AM
Quote from: garbon on February 04, 2015, 09:35:51 AM
It does look like it was coined by an American but I've only ever heard it used by Euros. -_-

First time I heard it was from Capetan Mihali IIRC.

Expressing my irritation/curiosity with Duque's compulsive, almost pathological, use of the term (which was infecting Syt's posting to a lesser extent), IIRC. :D  Also because I can't stand David Brooks.  That's one bit of esoterica I do not want to take credit for introducing to the world.
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I don't want to get labeled "anti-science", but I don't think vaccines help against haunted fabric.
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