Anna Merlan's saved articles

Didn’t put Mayim Bialik on this list, but her stance has changed between 2009 — “We are a non-vaccinating family” — and 2015: “I am not anti-vaccine. My children are vaccinated.” Read more

Omg last night Rachel Maddow was talking about this editorial from Jersey’s biggest paper, and (SPOILER!) it’s a BARN BURNER: Read more

Okay this is probably gonna get buried, but here’s my proposition: Read more

I bet when you started blogging, you didn’t know it would literally turn you into Hitler. I am in favor of vaccines too - where’s my kickback, Hitler? Read more

And now there will be a cottage industry for quacks to write up a health-related exemption for children if their parents pay the right price. Read more

Biased in favor of getting government kickbacks to write articles like this for them. Read more

wow Anna why is gawker so biased in favor of facts and science and medical research Read more

At least Gawker isn't biased on this issue. Yeesh. Read more

Every day I’m forced to add new names to the list of people who piss me off. Read more

I know this is first and foremost a public health threat but I wish more attention was paid to the fact that buying into the autism-connection myth demonstrates a profound hatred of autistic people. It’s one thing to say, no, that’s bullshit, but people who spread it should also be confronted with the fact that they… Read more

For anyone here who says vaccines are dangerous - the method used to produce vaccines has been studied for over 200, close to 300 years. Cars have been around for less. Microwave ovens have been around for less. VACCINES HAVE BEEN AROUND LONGER THAN HANDWASHING AS A MEDICAL PRACTICE. Read more

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This is an article fundamentally about freedom of choice and this author clearly is against it. If you enforce vaccines or any medication, you’re insane, and on the way to becoming China. Everyone should have a right to choice and freedom of speech.
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As an audience member who has just watched a performance a show that I enjoyed, I applaud. Read more

So you’re afraid of all white stuff, hmm Ellie? Read more

You have clearly never had a parsnip prepared the right way. There’s not a vaccine for that, though :(
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Holy fucking shit: have you ever eaten a parsnip? THEY’RE LIKE CARROTS AND POTATOES IN ONE AND OMG THE BEST. Read more

And turnips. Don’t get me started on turnips. Read more

“You have people who believe vaccines contain RFID chips, or people who believe jet contrails in the sky are chemtrails that are really aerosole vaccinations.” Read more