Horizon "Does the MMR jab cause Autism?" - BBC2 9pm...tonight.

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Don't know if this will be any good, but just incase you're interested. x

thanks

Good one, thanks!

no one argues that mmr causes autism, but that it might be a trigger in a small number children already susceptible, and i understand that they only way of researching this is to look at the specific children who seem to have shown autism symptoms after mmr and have measles strain in their gut. i think that epidimeological (sp?) studies won't do the job here, but that this programme will argue that because said studies prove no link, there is none. i think jimjams is fed up of commenting on this, so i hope that i've done a good job of summarising what i've learnt from her (sorry if i've made a total hash of it!)....

Can't watch, will kick telly!
Your explanation sounds spot on to me sophable

thanks sophable, and I'm with davros. Luckily ds1 has removed the cable smart card and thrown it somewhere- he must have known it was on...

God, DD does that! Usually find it in the DVD slot, have you looked there?

mmm dont want to watch, but will!!! unless big brother is on, ....... ah it is

just about on now

I don't think we have a dvd slot.....

but we do have a video slot- posted on the other thread davros you genius....

I must not go near MMR debates, I must not go near MMR debates, I must not go near MMR debates Especially with people who know nothing about autism......

Ah well if autism hadn;t come into my life I would never have know the simple joys of a pecs apron.

All i am goimng to say about this is that...i reaks of government propaganda to make us all feel guilty about refusing the MMR

Still like to meet a politician or a GP who would sign my bit of paper promising that regression would not follow after the injection.

I didn't watch it either, because it reeked of propaganda to me too. Even the Radio Times preview admitted it was biased.

I was trying hard to stay out of this also but I think it's a bit unfair to say Horizon could be government propaganda - it's an independent science programme.