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[Andy Capp]

@Rob Battisti

JULIE GERBERDING, DR., CDC DIRECTOR: "Well, you know, I don't have all the facts because I still haven't been able to review the case files myself [Hannah Pohling case- Google it]. But my understanding is that the child has a -- what we think is a rare mitochondrial disorder. And children that have this disease, anything that stresses them creates a situation where their cells just can't make enough energy to keep their brains functioning normally. Now, we all know that vaccines can occasionally cause fevers in kids. So if a child was immunized, got a fever, had other complications from the vaccines. And if you're predisposed with the mitochondrial disorder, it can certainly set off some damage. Some of the symptoms can be symptoms that have characteristics of autism."

Wait! Did Julie Gerberding Just Admit that Vaccines Trigger Autism!?

News and commentary about the autism epidemic and my beautiful boy living with autism.

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Apologies for the shit source, I can’t seem to track down the actual interview on YouTube. It was with Sanjay Gupta on CNN.

What part of "rare mitochondrial disorder" makes you think this is a justification for vaccine hesitancy?

 

[Rob Battisti]

What part of "rear mitochondrial disorder" makes you think this is a justification for vaccine hesitancy?

Rare*

 

[Andy Capp]

Rare*

Indeed, fixed.

 

[Greco_Wiz]

How about an actual source for all these claims?

Also,
*tack

It’s all nonsense. Confounders are a major concern for false positive (spurious) associations. It is far less likely that missed confounding variables lead to a false negative and mask the presence of an association between causally connected variables. The strength of the association can be influenced, but in a large population, it is exceedingly unlikely that it vanishes. A more common source is inappropriate stats, like adjusting for a variable you shouldn’t (e.g., colliders or mediators). Large retrospective epidemiological studies are by far the best way to assess safety.

 

[Andy Capp]

Isn't it the trans dude?

Is it though?