Monthly Archives: November 2019

More anti-vaccine cherry-picking: A rebuttal to, “Should you be afraid that measles can give you immune amnesia?”

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Fallacy Man

Earlier this week, I wrote a post about measles-induced “immune amnesia” and the growing body of evidence supporting it. Afterwards, I was directed to an anti-vaccine “rebuttal” to this evidence (not to my post specifically) which has been making its … Continue reading →

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Measles infections weaken your immune system and increase your risk of other diseases. Vaccines prevent this

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Fallacy Man

Two of the most persistent anti-vaccine tropes are that unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children and that “natural” immunity is better than “artificial” immunity. There has never been any evidence to support these claims, and plenty of evidence that … Continue reading →

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