I was at the store today when I overheard two women talking. “Our pediatrician wants Sarah to get that Gardasil vaccine,” the first one said. “And I said absolutely not. She’s 9 years old. I am not giving her a shot for a sexually transmitted disease. That’s absurd. She can have the shot when she’s…
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Vaccines
“Vaccines don’t cause autism, do they?” asked my sister-in-law, as she was strapping her 4-month-old son into his car seat for a doctor’s visit. “No,” I replied. “Promise?” she asked. What could I say to that? No, I can’t promise. No, I have no idea if he’ll end up with autism, or what the cause…