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Robert De Niro And Vaccination Misinformation

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Robert De Niro has joined the growing list of celebrity know-nothings who provide lip service to debunked claims about autism and vaccinations, as reported in The Telegraph.

Like many, I love Robert De Niro for his work in front of the camera, but he’s obviously not informed on this topic. I also don’t think this makes him a bad person – as he’s clearly motivated by a desire to protect children from harm (even if that harm is imagined).

It’s just an unfortunate fact that he is Robert De Niro which means his views will travel and misinform scores of others as a result. Tragically, this has the potential to cause genuine harm to children – unlike his unmerited concerns about autism.

The scientific consensus on this is clear: There is no link between autism and vaccinations.

The whole ‘anti-vax’ movement picked up steam due to a paper published by British medical researcher Andrew Wakefield. Wakefield’s ‘research’ on the link between the MMR vaccination and autism has been roundly discredited because of falsified data, yet is still used to justify anti-vaccination claims today.

I recorded a conversation with Sarah Levin from The Secular Coalition For America about the misinformation peddled by the anti-vaccination crowd and why it is vital to vaccinate your kids. You can listen to it below.

Stephen Knight is host of The #GSPodcast. You can listen to The Godless Spellchecker Podcast here, and support it by becoming a patron here.

Ep#71 – Sarah Levin – Anti-Vaccination Myths – Put Kids First

Sarah Levin (@SarahMLevin) from the Secular Coalition For America joins me on this week’s #GSPodcast. We talk about the anti-vaccination movement and tackle some of the myths they promote. We’ll also be telling you about the ‘Put Kids First‘ campaign and how you can help with this very important issue.

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