12/08/2026
I felt the need to respond to the nonsense coming out of the White House yesterday. Honestly, I feel that need every single day, but mostly try not to take the bait. But this is too important.
Vaccines are safe, painstakingly researched and developed by skilled, dedicated scientists. Please don't listen to the ramblings of a foolish old man, or his health secretary – a lifelong vaccine sceptic.
Children are dying in the US from measles – a disease that should have long since been eradicated by the MMR. But unscrupulous people like Dr Andrew Wakefield sought to discredit this lifesaving medicine, sowing doubt and fear in the minds of many parents.
Of course parents want to do everything they can to keep their kids safe. But there is ZERO evidence that the MMR jab causes autism (which is neurodevelopmental and, as far as we know, mostly genetic in origin).
So please listen to the experts – the scientists, doctors, pediatric specialists, immunologists) not the dangerous, misguided advice based on something they read on Facebook.
Thanks for reading – sending love to all the parents, who do the hardest and most important job on Earth.
Dan ❤️
