Vaccination: A Conversation Worth Having
Science is exciting, necessary and never above question.
When people treat science as if it were religion - something meant to be taken on faith; something where questions can be considered heresy - we have a problem.
When we are told that Bill Maher should be keeping his mouth shut and not questioning the safety or effectiveness of a medical procedure which has a long history in the medical literature of both lack of safety and ineffectiveness, alarm bells should be going off in people's heads!
What does Bill Maher have to gain by questioning vaccines? What do the drug companies, political lobbyists and Western medical organisations have to gain by making him stop talking?
It is time for a true debate about the benefits and risks of vaccination. It is time to stop shooting the messengers and start listening to the messages.
Nobody has a monopoly on the truth - but surely somebody is trying to protect their medical monopoly by stopping legitimate debate.
And open, transparent and scientific debate about vaccination and all medical issues will benefit everyone. Bring it on!