RFKennedy Jr, the secretary of HHS, still seems to insist that "a environmental toxin", that is, vaccine is responsible for autism.
The relationship between MMR vaccine and autism was suggested by a British doctor named Wakefield. His paper saying that was regarded fraudent later and was retracted from the Lancet. I heard he had been deprived of his doctor license due to this criminal publication.
This is an editorial of British Medical Journal in 2011 fully explaining the event of Wakefield.
https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452
There have been dozens of papers telling of no relationship between vaccine and autism. It is more than a surprise that the secretary of HHS tries to drag up the problem. Is he authorized to do so?
This ungraceful event will harm the history only of HHS but also of the politics in the USA.
Shin, when there is collective insanity, this type of madness will always occur. We can only wait for it to pass.
ReplyDeleteUmmm, but, infections won't wait for us, John. The new top of Medicaid told it is a good way to reduce the expenditure for medical service that we won't use medicine. Measles, mutated HIV, multidrug resistent tuberculosis etc are waiting to make debut in the world.
DeleteI understand that, but there is very little you or I can do. I meant that we can only wait until a competent government is voted in. Meanwhile the US health system will deteriorate and lives will be lost.
DeleteI hope all is well. Northern Okinawa is a paradise. Very few tourists up there because it's a national park with no walking trails. We stayed on the edge of the forest outside a village called Genka, population maybe 200, not far from the town of Nago. Eagles circled overhead and butterflies as big as your hand flew in the lovely garden.
Later we stayed only two nights in Naha which is quite busy. We watched a baseball game and ate excellent ramen, soba and tempura. In October we are going to Wakayama prefecture for walking.
All the best
John
Yes, I know what you mean. Still believing it is not meaningless to speak out against the Trump administration. It affects all over the world as you know. Anti vaxxer as well as anti science policies are quite harmful to all the people in the world. Our negotiating politician, Economic Revitalization minister, has smiled with both thumbs up wearing the MAGA cap at the Oval Office. The US government personel has taken a photo of him in that style. It was as if he would have done anything good for the US and have prioritized their profit.
DeleteI believe, in a long span, the US will lose present position as the leading country in the liberal economy. USD is already seemingly losing the position of Reserve currency now. We should be ready for the change of world order.
Well, that's enough. I am glad you have had such a wonderful trip in the northern Okinawa. I believe it is sparsely populated and the nature is preserved well. You are visiting real country side in Japan. You may meet JE1RZR/JI2MED in Mie, next to Wakayama. He is building his own house by himself. You both seem to spend an ideal retirement together.
We are just fine. Not much outing any longer. I should have written about experience with Matthew's Passion as a post for Easter. Enjoying farming in the daytime while music at night. It is another blessed way of retirement, isn't it? Take care.
Shin