Tweet AMC has killed plans to screen an anti-vaccine group’s paid ads at dozens of theaters over Thanksgiving weekend. The theater giant’s announcement followed a successful protest and online petition started five days ago by Mayo Clinic pediatrician Dr. Robert Jacobson. After more than 1,000 persons backed Jacobson’s call, an AMC spokesperson left this online […]
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Tweet From Tom Henderson at Parent Dish: You hear the rooster crow. You see the sun come up. The cause-and-effect relationship here is obvious. All hail the chicken god! This is the problem with observations and anecdotal evidence. They’re not very scientific. Neither, say actual scientists, are Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey. Henderson is writing […]
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Tweet Anti-vaccine groups are calling for a “fresh start” in their campaign to turn parents against childhood immunizations. Editors and reporters can expect to be plied with the same old whine, disguised in new bottles. “For too long, the media has misrepresented or oversimplified the science surrounding the autism and vaccines controversy,” says the fringe […]
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