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In the articles, there are common topics that are featuring in all the articles. The relationship between autism and the MMR vaccine appears in all the articles. Dr. Andrew Wakefield appears to be the driving force behind the concept. In the articles, suggestions by Dr. Andrew Wakefield that there might be an association between autism and MMR vaccine are recurring. Wakefield’s ideas have also been labeled as fraud with intent to commit deliberate fraud. Wakefield’s studies have also been withdrawn and we can see further that he is later denied the right to practice medicine in England. This is evident in the various articles. In the article by Michael Wilrich (2011), “how the pox incident changed vaccination rules,” we see that Dr. Wakefield’s report in the medical journal, The lancet, which suggested on the possibility between the MMR and vaccination, was discredited and debunked. According to Wilrich, (2009), “The Lancet withdrew the study in 2010. Later in 2011, the study was labeled a deliberate fraud (Wilrich, 2011).
In the article, anatomy of scare, Begley, (2009), Dr. Wakefield is still adamant about the relationship between the vaccine and autism. Suggesting that the vaccine damaged the intestines allowing harmful proteins to leak into the blood system where they caused neurons damage. Wakefield was adamant, “it is a resolved.”
In the articles much is talked about on the relationship between vaccine and autism but it has not been scientifically proven to substantiate the claims. Parents are weary of the threat posed by use of the vaccine and are afraid of the vaccine. In anatomy of scare, Paul Offit claims, “it is that they have been unable to find evidence to validate parents concern (Begley, 2009).” The parents are furious of the act to forcefully vaccinate their children as they have heard a number of reports on cases where there are children who portrayed signs of autism after they were exposed to the vaccination.
In the anatomy of scare article, “an overwhelming majority of the vaccine and autism experts were convinced that parents were putting their children at the risk over a phantom fear, (Begley, 2009). Most of the claims made by scientists and medical practitioners in the articles are targeting the claims of Wakefield rather than coming up with substantiated information on the causes and solid evidence that hiss claims are fraud. In the article Anatomy of scare, we special master George hasting staking his claims by announcing, “every study conducted on Wakefield hypothesis found little or no evidence that MMR vaccination is related to autism.
It is evident from the articles however compelling evidence one had on the effect of the vaccine on their children, the jury were not ready absolve vaccines. Vaccines in use were untested o their safety and effectiveness and yet they were issued by force. Effective vaccines should have a nil tolerance on death and if by chances it arises, it should be kept at bay. It is also in mind that parents believe that vaccines have a negative effect and claim that “vaccines condemned their children to a lifetime of being barricaded behind the impregnable wall of autism. In article, “analysis finds evidence of autism in many vaccine injury cases,” Udesky, (2011) autistic disorder was portrayed in a given number of subjects after exposure to the vaccine where a teenager wears a helmet throughout a day as a precaution measure to prevent injury from seizures. This seemed to be insufficient evidence even after a good number of individuals with sever disorders yet they still held on to their unsubstantiated claims.
In the article, “how the pox epidemic changed the vaccination rules,” the writer talks of forceful vaccination where there was a mass of 250 men who arrived in the middle of the night. The men included the police and the public health individuals. They brutally vaccinated every person they found on their way. Such acts pose a lot of debate as the rights that are claimed to be granted to the people are deprived off. This brutality in offering vaccination as depicted in this article shows the extent to which human rights are undermined. Different rights have been deprived off an individual when they are subjected to these kinds of treatments.
Human rights have been deprived off as shown in the articles. “There were scenes of policemen holding down men in the right robes as the vaccinators began their work on their arms,” (Wilrich, 2011). This portrays the extent to which rights were deprived off as no explanations were mad before the act and that is the reason the issue had a negative impact in the minds of the parents. Wilrich, (2011) also attests that there were points that, “men and women were handcuffed and vaccinated at gunpoint.” Such are the acts that pose a bank of questions such as, “are these notions of the American liberty?” it was so severe that in the excerpt: pox an American history, an Irishman imagined himself to be under attack and opted to hurl himself from a fourth floor to hit the ground until he forms a two-by-two hole on the surface.
Areas that seem to have the vaccination services seem to be those of the poor people. The poor are aggregated as we see the kind of services that are offered to them in contrast to those that were offered to persons like Tony Blair who had his 19 year old son attended at France. There are other social questions that may be posed by the brutality in which women are being treated by the policemen. They are snatched of their children who are then isolated in a penthouse that is described to be of below human living standards. It is essential to treat different genders as well as embrace the facts that women have an equal opportunity to raise their children in a way that pleases them provided it is in accordance with the laws and acts of children. Using brutal force to administer vaccination is rather an extremist move. Instead, people should be informed o what is going on the importance as well as the possible demerits of the acts and how they can curb them.
Civil liberty is one thing that is essential and plays a vital role in eradication of so many inequalities and unethical things on the human race. Liberty goes beyond the provision of all the social amenities and infrastructure. It revolves around the human rights and the sense of belonging. An individual can proudly moral issue for me,” he said, “and I cannot stop the continued use of the MMR until the issue has been said that this is my country and is proud of it. This can only be attained by going to grass roots and explaining even the slight issues that may seem of least concern to the individuals in power. In cases such as vaccination, even at the worst of outbreaks, force will never be the way to go. Instead, individuals should be made of what is happening and as a result they will hardly resist. This will prevent the breaking of houses at night in the name of offering vaccination services.
There are a number o intensely interesting issues arising in the articles. The most interesting being the issue on the relationship of the MMR vaccine and autism. Even with substantiated and evident facts that there might be a relationship, those in the power such as the jury is hesitant to absolve vaccines. The parents are hoping of convince the juries using emotional, powers of the tragically damaged children as they are insensitive. They even go further to post in the ant vaccine sites but still in vain. Science seems to take a different angle all together as it has been claimed to be associated with getting things wrong before they are right. Changing people’s minds requires much more than just convincing them as. According to, Begley, (2009) “while it is very easy to scare people, it is very hard to unscare them.” This shows that people require much to convince them as it is in their minds. Simple sentiments such as, “vaccine would not cause autism,” is very difficult.

Another point of interest is the brutality of the police who are supposed to be protecting the masses yet it is them who are come in the wee hours to force vaccination to the extent of doing it at gun point.
Science should be used in staking claims rather than relying on the hypothesis on different individuals. In those situations where there is controversy and contrasting points of interest, science evidence that is substantiated to settle claims. Begley, (2009), attests that the vaccine autism scare has undermined one of the greatest successes of preventive medicine and terrified new parents. Vaccine are supposed to be a stepping stone to a better human health rather than being a psychological scare as it takes much to remove the scare.
Two renowned medical practitioners Wakefield and Walker Smith seem to have been struck of the medical register by a fraud means in an attempt to bring in the fear of vaccination to bed (Deer, 2011). There are some very interesting dimensions of the issue that if rose may pose a challenge to the scientific world. Science seems to stand the test of tome in this case. We all know that science is vast and fast changing with every dawn we rise. New scientific evidence is born each day. The reason why they relied on word of mouth and unsubstantiated evidence is questionable. In the articles, different scientists are arguing of matters that the layman would expect them to settle with much ease basing on the amount of information at their disposal. However, this is not the case as they are contrasting in their ideas yet they expect the layman to absorb all the results they are giving and assume that of the other as false. It is still hard to decipher.

References

Begley, S. (2009). Anatomy of a scare. The daily beast.
Viewed 22/01/2012 from http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/02/20/anatomy-of-scare.print.html Deer, B. (2011). Secrets of the MMR scare. London, UK. 342:c5347.

Udesky, L. (2011). Analysis finds evidence of autism in many vaccine injury cases
Viewed 22/01/2012 from http://www.fairwarning.org/2011/05/analysis-finds-evidence-of-autism-in-many-vaccine-i… Wilrich, M. (2011, April 5). Pox: an American history. USA: Penguin press.
Viewed 22/01/2012 from http://www.npr.org/2011/04/05/1351/ how-the pox-epidemic-changed-vaccination-ru…