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810 - Anti-Vax pt. 2: Full Wakefield

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DTaP

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/dtap-vaccine.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPT_vaccine
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/dtap.html
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis-Vaccines-What-You-Need-to-Know.aspx

PCV13
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/pcv13.pdf

IPV + MMR
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/public/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/measles.html CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fvaccines%2Fparents%2Fdiseases%2Fchild%2Fmeasles.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/mumps.html
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Vaccines-What-You-Need-to-Know.aspx

Varicella
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/varicella.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/varicella/index.html

Yellow fever vax contaminated with hep B during WWII
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673520/
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/yellow-fever

The Wakefield Stud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield#cite_note-TimesProfile-38

The revocation of his medical license
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield#cite_note-TimesProfile-38
https://web.archive.org/web/20100602022723/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5728998.ece

Thimerasol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908388/
https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/thimerosal-and-vaccines

Mark Geier
https://www.bmj.com/content/334/7595/666.full Lupron/Chelations https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-11-05-ct-met-autism-doctor-20121106-story.html

Rainman
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/13/rain-man-at-30-autism-hoffman-cruise-levinson

Organic food sales correlation
https://organicfoodsy.blogspot.com/2018/09/organic-food-sales-vs-autism.html

Chronic Nervous System Dysfunction
https://www.nap.edu/read/9814/chapter/9

Anaphylaxis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783279/

Febrile Seizures
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/febrile-seizures.html

Brachial Neuritis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23192585

Arthritis
https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20101107/adult-vaccines-not-linked-rheumatoid-arthritis

Thrombocytopenia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661332/

Death (smallpox, polio, measles vaccines)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599698/
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/61/6/980/451431

Protracted, inconsolable crying
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00046738.htm

Formaldehyde
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-ingredients/formaldehyde

Batching vaccines
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/multiple-vaccines-immunity.html https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortality-risk

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/rotavirus.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/hib.html
https://www.virology.ws/2014/10/08/oral-polio-vaccine-associated-paralysis-in-a-child-despite-previous-immunization-with-inactivated-virus/
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/biological-sciences-articles/why-doesnt-the-flu-vaccine-work-sometimes
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hepatitis-a-vaccine.htm l https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/general.htm
https://www.who.int/features/qa/07/en / https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20101107/adult-vaccines-not-linked-rheumatoid-arthritis

809 - Anti-Vax pt. 1: Faces of a Movement

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We read several books in preparation for this episode:

The Panic Virus - Seth Mnookin

Bad Advice - Paul Offit M.D.

Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity - Michael Kinch

Pox: An American History - Michael Willrich

Articles/Web Resources

General

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anti-vaccination_organizations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy

https://www.wired.com/story/anti-vaccine-movement-true-cost/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00720-2

Behind The Bastards Podcast

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58873152

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58894673

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58916586

Children's Health Defense / Robert Kennedy Jr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Health_Defense

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/who-says-anti-vaccination-forces-are-a-chief-threat-to-world-health

https://time.com/5585702/robert-kennedy-vaccines/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-the-single-leading-source-of-anti-vax-ads-on-facebook/

ICAN / Del Bigtree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Bigtree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_Consent_Action_Network

https://www.icandecide.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Stipulation-and-Order-Fully-Executed.pdf

https://forward.com/fast-forward/426192/jewish-philanthropists-measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine/

https://www.icandecide.org/ican_lawsuits/stipulated-order-proving-cdc-has-no-studies-to-support-claim-that-vaccines-given-in-first-6-months-of-life-do-not-cause-autism/

Stop Mandatory Vaccination & Larry Cook

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Mandatory_Vaccination

https://www.fatherly.com/news/meet-larry-cook-the-villain-behind-the-facebook-anti-vaxx-scandal/

https://www.larrydcook.com/about/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-anti-vaxxers-pushed-mom-not-give-her-son-tamiflu-n1131936

808 - Stats: Winner Winner?


More likely to get struck by lightning than win the lottery.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/6/flash-facts-about-lightning/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/see-just-how-badthe-odds-for-winning-the-700-million-powerball-are.html
https://www.lottonumbers.com/lotto-odds-calculator?lottery=powerball https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/should-you-use-quick-pick-when-playing-the-lottery-4175627

Black jack is best odds/safest casino game (never split?)
https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/national-helpline-1-800-522-4700/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=204&v=s9fzMDzadtA&feature=emb_logo https://betoclock.com/what-casino-game-has-the-highest-pay-out-which-game-has-the-best-odds/ https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/basics/#toc-Wizard27sSimpleStrategy

Monty Hall
https://towardsdatascience.com/lets-make-a-deal-7eff0f5a7ef8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

805 - "Paytriots" ft. QAnon Anonymous

804 - Alpha Brain: Is Rogan Onnit?

802 - Disaster Myths: James Cameron is a Liar

801 - Sports: Michael Jordan