Anti-Vax mother sees the light


	Anti-Vax mother sees the light

Oortcloud

5-7-2009 9:52 AM

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autism, jenny mccarthy, vaccination, anti-vax

Oortcloud says:

This is a story of a mother who's son contracted autism. She blamed vaccinations and got into bed with the likes of Jenny McCarthy. Then she did the research on her own rather than listening to the anti-vax overmind and concluded that vaccinations were not to blame and the terrible that the world is facing with this growing ignorance.

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5-7-2009 1:20 PM

JohnWaterman

Not vaccinating your child endangers the lives of other children

Vaccination Facts

5-7-2009 1:40 PM

katsteevns

Getting carpet bombed is safer than an a vaccination. At least then you know what's what.

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