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NJCVC - Purveyors of Nonsense

What is NJCVC?

So in honor of all the recent attention my blog has attracted from NJ anti-vaccinationists, I thought I’d take a moment to point out what NJCVC really is: A coalition of, at best, misinformed parents, and at worst, intellectually dishonest fear mongerers.

A quick look at their web page finds that if you attended yesterdays rally, you may have been one of the 200 to receive a free Gary Null DVD. I’m so sorry I missed that.

For those of you that don’t know, Gary Null is a pretty well documented quack. Boasting bogus credentials and pseudoscientific research methods, one would wonder why any association would want to align themselves with him in any way. I suppose, however, that when a quack’s findings line up pretty well with your own beliefs, you tend to deny his quackery.

I especially love the portion of the page dedicated to sign ideas. They include such gems as “Too Many Sick Kids”, “1 in 60 NJ Boys Autistic”, and “Vaccine Choice: Moms Know Best”. And yet, I continue to receive comments and emails telling me that NJCVC is not “claiming that vaccines cause autism”. Interesting, it seems like they are.

The entire site is much too rife with non-sequiturs and vague allusions to “toxins” to debunk all the claims made. The irony is organizations are taking donations and wasting money on a completely useless endeavor, chasing a causal link that doesn’t exist. I really and truly feel sorry for those parents of autistic children whose bills for their development might be helped by the money wasted by organizations such as this one.

I apologize to those who have had comments deleted, but I am not trying to assist you in spreading your misinformation. So if you post a comment that does not contain any claims different from another, I will not approve its posting.

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Gina 1 year ago 2 points
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Donelle, did you read the original post? He let all sorts of unsubstantiated claims and personal insults onto his site.

I love that people always make this about "choice." If you read what he's saying, he's asking
you to be responsible and rational human beings. He's asking you to look at the claims of the organizations you align yourselves with. Children need parents that are looking our for them. Just going along with a fanatical rumor about the cause of autism is not being a responsible parent.

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Donelle 1 year ago 0 points
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Wow, you are an ignorant and arrogant man to think you know what is best for other people and their children. And a coward for not posting comments.

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Andrew 1 year ago 1 point
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I don't follow your logic. Arrogant, maybe, but how am I ignorant?

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Andi 1 year ago 0 points
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I find your comments to be insulting to parents who just want choice. Do you have children? Who are you to say how I choose to protect my children? My children are not autistic, but I do know that there are far too many vaccinations given to our children. Have you taken a look at the national vaccine injury website? You must have overlooked the facts that children have died and have been severely injured after being injected by a vaccine. It doesn't have to be "autism" for parents to want to protect their children! Who is the uneducated, now? Pick up a book and read! Instead of wasting your time bashing people who intend to expose the garbage, demand that their first amendment rights are protected or otherwise just want to protect their children, get the true facts. Search for the real facts that aren't tied to the government or any of the big pharmas.

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Jax 1 year ago 0 points
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I like gadgets and doo-dads too. What a dork. Twenty years old and you have nothing better to do then blog all the live long day. Is there something you don't "blog" about??? You are very good at what you do. Maybe Glaxo has a job opening for you.

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Andrew 1 year ago 1 point
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Here's hopin'!

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