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Assignment: Vaccine War Questionnaire
I. According to the documentary, approximately how many diseases are currently preventable by vaccination (as of 2010)?
II. Were any of the anti-vaxxers interviewed medical professionals? What kind of people were they (as in career/credentials)?
III. One of the reasons the vaccine debate is still ongoing is due to anti-vaxxers "moving the goalpost" (changing their argument every time one is disproven). Name one of these "goalposts" that they use to blame vaccines.
IV. Why is it so difficult to run scientific experiments to gather evidence on the efficacy of vaccines?
V. What is "herd immunity" and how does it relate to the importance of vaccination and the spread of disease?
VI. What is one reason you could see symptoms of autism appear soon after vaccination, even if the vaccine doesn't cause autism?
i. Ingredients in the vaccines cause side effects that look like autism
ii. Autism symptoms usually first appear around the age when kids get vaccines
iii. There are no other reasons, when autism appears it is caused by the vaccines
iv. Children are emotionally affected from getting vaccinated and their behavior can be confused with autism
VII. Some examples of diseases that have been basically eradicated in wealthy countries but could return if we don't vaccinate properly are _______________ and _______________.
i. Malaria
ii. Polio
iii. Tuberculosis
iv. Measles
VIII. What makes Denmark a great place to study if vaccines cause autism?
IX. What were the findings from the Denmark studies in relation to the claims that the MMR vaccine causes autism and thimerosal causes autism?
X. What are 2 reasons the general public distrust vaccines?