Posted on 02/14/2019 4:00:48 PM PST by tkocur
There is no scientific link between vaccines and autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Darla Shine, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine, is arguing that serious diseases like measles can help fight cancer.
Shine’s screed against vaccines came on Wednesday after CNN reported on a measles outbreak in Clark County, Washington and Oregon.
“Here we go LOL #measlesoutbreak on #CNN #Fake #Hysteria,” Shine, a former Fox News producer, tweeted, slamming CNN’s coverage of the disease.
“The entire Baby Boom population alive today had the #Measles as kids,” Shine — who, along with the White House, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment — continued.
“Bring back our #ChildhoodDisease they keep you healthy & fight cancer.”
Shine went on to claim that she had measles, mumps and chicken pox as a child “and so did every kid I knew.”
Because of this, Shine believes she is immune to the disease.
However, despite claiming to be an anti-vaxxer herself, Shine said, “my kids had #MMR [measles mumps and rubella] so they will never have the life long natural immunity I have.”
“Come breathe on me!” Shine continued, on her Twitter, which was first identified by the Daily Beast.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the MMR vaccine is recommended in preventing measles mumps and rubella.
“Children should get two doses of MMR vaccine, starting with the first dose at 12 to 15 months of age, and the second dose at 4 through 6 years of age,” the CDC states.
According to the CDC, more than 70,000 measles cases were prevented in the US between 1994 and 2013 as a result of vaccines.
While many Americans, including Shine, survived the disease after it passed, that hasn’t always been the case.
(Excerpt) Read more at people.com ...
Never heard of Mr. Shine, or his wife.
I felt a little racist, typing that.
Goes without saying, but you wouldn’t see the words ‘bizarre’and ‘rant’ in the title if it weren’t a Republican.
I hear Trump’s wife’s 4th cousin said something bad about Global Warming.
My wife’s sister’s dog never got rabies and never had a rabies shot... this proves rabies shots are useless.
A moose somthing something blah-blah.
“Bizarre” is spirit cooking. This is just an opinion.
***sigh***
“Shine went on to claim that she had measles, mumps and chicken pox as a child “and so did every kid I knew.”
Because of this, Shine believes she is immune to the disease.”
That’s pretty much textbook. And what we use to base ‘herd immunity’. Ie, people who’d already had and recovered from the disease.
I’ve never heard of her. Can we impeach a government employees wife?
“Bizarre” “rant”
Nope. No bias there.
I think “the disease” refers to cancer, not measles, mumps, or chicken pox. Anyway, Mrs. Shine is a couple of years younger than I am, though not nearly as attractive for our age, and our generation was vaccinated for MMR and Polio, though not for chicken pox.
“People” also reported on the Fox host who hasn’t washed his hands in 10 years “because germs aren’t real.” So is “People” (known throughout doctor’s waitings rooms from sea to shining sea) going to be drip drip dripping more of this sort of social horror on the GOP in the leadup to 2020?
https://people.com/health/fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-hasnt-washed-his-hands-in-10-years/
and you get shingles from chicken pox
Actually, they will. And they got that immunity without having to risk their lives and health by getting sick. I’ve had mumps, but never the other two diseases because I was vaccinated.
Also, the notion that having measles protects against cancer is bizarre.
I’ve had the shingles vaccine: I don’t have time for anything that doesn’t kill me quickly. I understand they’re recommending a booster on the shingles vaccine, now. My GP will prescribe it - he’s a good egg - and I’ll pay cash again if necessary.
People was not my first choice. Saw it on USA Today, which it wouldn’t let me post from due to copyright. Looked on Fox, nothing there. Also saw it on CNN, but I knew how that would go down.
There are some studies that link exposure to clinical mumps (but not mumps vaccination) to decreased risk of ovarian cancer:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951028/
Dunno. Brigham and Womens Hospital doesn’t seem like quack central.
There’s also some consideration that a beneficial side effect of chicken pox is a significantly reduced susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.
Bill Shine was program director and many similar titles for Roger Ailes of the original Fox News. Bill was accused by Megyn as helping to cover up incidents of inappropriate behavior for years, at Roger’s behest.
Since Fox is virtually under new Murdoch ownership, Bill was soon to be next on the Old Guard chopping block.
Just at that time, President Trump asked Bill to serve in his administration. So he went.
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