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How Anti-Vaxxers Hurt Autistics

Around the Risky Fuel household we mostly consider anti-vaxxers to be crazytown bananapants wackadoodles.

That said, their backwards anti-science rhetoric can cause people genuine harm. Particularly to autistic individuals because of the (thoroughly scientifically debunked) notion that vaccines cause autism.

Sarah wrote about this issue in a column for Health.com.

To read it click here.

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Talking Anti-Vaxxers On Minnesota Public Radio

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Sarah’s measles vs. autism story for Medium has clearly struck a chord because she was recently invited to talk about it on-air for Minnesota Public Radio.

The full audio of her interview can be found by going here.

Her story also received a citation in Rolling Stone today. That link can be found here.

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