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Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

The US CDC has updated its vaccine safety page to promote long-discredited claims about vaccines—namely that they cause autism

www.cdc.gov

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The US CDC has updated its vaccine safety page to promote long-discredited claims about vaccines—namely that they cause autism

www.cdc.gov

Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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Autism and Vaccines
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Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
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    Ugh I had to go look up the population of Russia so that 10mm figure wouldn’t get stuck in there

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia

    Russia has an estimated population of 146.0 million as of 1 January 2025,

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      See how easy it is? Now imagine the shit someone’d say if there’s a $500 billion missile contract on the line.

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      Thank you for combatting that misinfo.

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