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Anti-Vaxx Mom Asks How To Stop Her Son From Getting Vaccines When He Turns 18, Gets Shut Down In The Comments
Teenager Ethan Lindenberger, from Ohio, made headlines this month as one of the witnesses testifying before The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pleading the need for vaccines, after the story of his anti-vaxx mom made waves across the internet. Lindenberger first posted about his mom to r/nostupidquestions on Reddit asking if he could get vaccinated without parental consent. Needless to say, people were triggered by the question and used it to highlight the misinformation and harm of the anti-vaxxer movement.
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Well, Lindenberger’s mom is not alone. A woman turned to the internet for vaccine advice, but unlike the Ohio teen, this anti-vaxx mom was searching for ways on how to stop her almost-legal son from getting immunized once he became of age.
Instead of advice, the woman got some pretty brutal responses
In an attempt to squelch the anti-vaxx internet women like this have created, Facebook has decided it will no longer permit advertisements that include false information on vaccines along with removing targeting options such as “vaccine controversies.”
Anti-vaccine propaganda has had such far-reaching influence that measles outbreaks have surged around the globe. The World Health Organization has named the anti-vaxx movement as ‘vaccine hesitancy’ – “the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines,” and lists it as one of the top threats to global health for 2019.
The most widely spread and disproven hoax about vaccines is that there is a link between the measles vaccine and autism. Facebook is not the only platform to tackle this issue, in 2017 Pinterest, explicitly banned the “promotion of false cures for terminal or chronic illnesses and anti-vaccination advice.” In February Youtube said they would not allow channels that promote anti-vax content to run advertising, saying explicitly that such videos fall under its policy that prohibits the monetization of videos with “dangerous and harmful” content.
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PyroarRanger 6 years ago
All anti-vaxxers are vaccinated. I find that very ironic. Kudos to the kid for making it this far!
Carol Emory 6 years ago
Here's the beautiful thing about this..she can't stop him. He will be an adult and capable of making his own decisions. I also think that kids that want to be vaccinated against parents wishes before 18 should be allowed to do so legally. There are some health departments out there that provide medical services to teens without parental consent..this should be amongst the things offered to them.
Nomadus Aureus 6 years ago (edited)
Ok. But can we stop with the "zomg! He made it to 18?!" b******t? The reason this kid made it, is because of herd immunity, a sound healthcare system (provided mum isn't the pray away the illness kind of person) and probably not living in a country with various exotic diseases. While it's true that the more unvaccinated people we have, the less effective herd immunity will become, and there is a certain point when it will become completely useless, I feel that the use of a condescending tone, finger-pointing and public ridicule is not the way to go. Yes, it's annoying to have to explain something like disease control and vaccinations over and over again. But entire generations grew up on books reviewed and edited within an inch of their binding. To these people, the fact that the internet is an open-sourced system, where everyone can say whatever they want is not necessarily something they are able to grasp.
Melissa Nunya 6 years ago
Doesn't mean he didn't give measles or something else to a younger child who wasn't old enough to be vaccinated. She is risking her sons life and the lives of other little ones around him.
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Erin 6 years ago
Most definitely. I am too and I see these questions all the time, surprised so many people take the bait. Though it does make for some good reads.
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Mark Fuller 6 years ago
I don't get it. Kinda bored but also intrigued re. The number of anti-vacs posts. All in English... is this an American / Australian thing or otherwise? Because we so don't have this social trend in the U.K. to the same extent. There was a fuss a few years ago / we realised it was b******t / we got on with life / we carried on vaccinating because we're not stupid and it's the right thing to do. WTF?
Melissa Nunya 6 years ago
Right around 50 countries have English as their native tongue
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PyroarRanger 6 years ago
All anti-vaxxers are vaccinated. I find that very ironic. Kudos to the kid for making it this far!
Carol Emory 6 years ago
Here's the beautiful thing about this..she can't stop him. He will be an adult and capable of making his own decisions. I also think that kids that want to be vaccinated against parents wishes before 18 should be allowed to do so legally. There are some health departments out there that provide medical services to teens without parental consent..this should be amongst the things offered to them.
Nomadus Aureus 6 years ago (edited)
Ok. But can we stop with the "zomg! He made it to 18?!" b******t? The reason this kid made it, is because of herd immunity, a sound healthcare system (provided mum isn't the pray away the illness kind of person) and probably not living in a country with various exotic diseases. While it's true that the more unvaccinated people we have, the less effective herd immunity will become, and there is a certain point when it will become completely useless, I feel that the use of a condescending tone, finger-pointing and public ridicule is not the way to go. Yes, it's annoying to have to explain something like disease control and vaccinations over and over again. But entire generations grew up on books reviewed and edited within an inch of their binding. To these people, the fact that the internet is an open-sourced system, where everyone can say whatever they want is not necessarily something they are able to grasp.
Melissa Nunya 6 years ago
Doesn't mean he didn't give measles or something else to a younger child who wasn't old enough to be vaccinated. She is risking her sons life and the lives of other little ones around him.
Load More Replies... Erin 6 years ago
Most definitely. I am too and I see these questions all the time, surprised so many people take the bait. Though it does make for some good reads.
Load More Replies... Mark Fuller 6 years ago
I don't get it. Kinda bored but also intrigued re. The number of anti-vacs posts. All in English... is this an American / Australian thing or otherwise? Because we so don't have this social trend in the U.K. to the same extent. There was a fuss a few years ago / we realised it was b******t / we got on with life / we carried on vaccinating because we're not stupid and it's the right thing to do. WTF?
Melissa Nunya 6 years ago
Right around 50 countries have English as their native tongue
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