Guest guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 The following comments are reported in Dan Ohlmsted's column: "The second child was among 68 trialing Merck "process upgrade" chickenpox shots given with the standard MMR. The local trials were part of Merck studies of the vaccines in the United States and abroad. Spokeswoman Fanelle would not address whether any other cases of autism had been reported in the broader trials, but she emphasized that neither Merck not independent experts have found a relation between vaccines and autism. "We don't see an association," she said, citing as confirmation a 2004 report by the widely respected Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academies. That report rejected a link between autism and either the MMR vaccine or the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal, and it urged that research dollars be spent on "more promising" autism research. "There will always be some people who say vaccines cause autism despite the lack of scientific evidence," Fanelle said. " ------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------- -------- ------- ------ -------- ------- ------- ----- ------- It was never the responsibility of parents to prove any "association" between their child's autism and the vaccines they received. It has always been the responsibility of Ms. Fanelle and Merc to guarantee there is NO ASSOCIATION between the two. Therefore, the reason "some people" will continue to suspect vaccines cause autism is because "some people", like Merc spokeswoman Fanelle, given ample opportunity over decades, have failed to provide any clear and convincing evidence to the contrary! Even today, given a golden opportunity to "address the question whether any other cases of autism had been reported in the broader trials", Ms. Fanelle refused to do so. Obviously, Ms. Fanelle understands that "some people" will interpret Merc's refusal to provide the answer to that question as a tacit admission other cases were reported. Making the reason for Merc's refusal to answer even more suspect. And she wonders why "some people will always say vaccines cause autism....."? Quote
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